Up until a week ago,Pristigenys meyeriwas an unknown fish in the aquarium trade, that is because the only living pictures of this species of deepwater popeye catalufa were taken by submersible at 740 meters, that’s 2400 feet deep! Recently,Abyss Aquaticsin Stockport, Manchester UK got word of a particularly special bigeye fish floating around their supply channels and thePristigenys meyerithey landed is likely the only living specimen ever put on display. Seriously,Cookeola Japonica和Pristigenys niphoniaare cool and all, but this red-zebra-stripedPristigenys meyeriis the stuff of legend, the kind of super rare, super bizzarre fish you’d only ever expect to see at a public aquarium.
Pristigenys meyeriis known from the Indo West Pacific Ocean, usually at great depth, although it was first described in 1872. Like other species ofPristigenys,P。Meyeri长到大约十英寸(25厘米),既然来自这样abyssal如果不是冷水,则应为深度提供凉爽。Abyss Aquatics将其独一无二的Meyer的Bigeye在水族馆中本身持有,价格为975英镑,价格为1500美元,每英尺的深度不到一美元Prisitgenys meyeriwas first photographed alive. Given the origin of this super deep waterPristigenys meyeri, Abyss Aquatics ought to consider keeping this fish from the abyss of the ocean as their mascot.