Agassiz's Thread-sail Fish
Chlorophthalmus agassizi
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Aulopiformes
- Family
- Chlorophthalmidae
- Genus
- Chlorophthalmus
Where to Find
Found in 40 diving areas across 28 countries and 7 regions.
- Rowley Shoals, Australia - 6 records
- Antigua South Coast, Antigua & Barbuda - 6 records
- Barbuda, Antigua & Barbuda - 2 records
- Aruba Leeward Coast, Aruba - 4 records
- Abaco, Bahamas - 4 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 27 records
- South Coast, Barbados - 5 records
- West Coast, Barbados - 5 records
- Isla de la Juventud, Cuba - 1 records
- Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 1 records
- Curaçao Southeast, Curaçao - 12 records
- Cabrits & Northern Coast, Dominica - 16 records
- Soufriere-Scotts Head Marine Reserve, Dominica - 14 records
- Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - 1 records
- Sosua & Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic - 2 records
- Carriacou, Grenada - 2 records
- Southwest Coast, Grenada - 2 records
- Cousteau Reserve, Guadeloupe - 16 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 11 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 12 records
- St. Kitts, St. Kitts & Nevis - 16 records
- Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago - 4 records
- Caribbean Coast, Guatemala - 1 records
- Sal, Cape Verde - 1 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 1 records
- Vis & Biševo, Croatia - 2 records
- Marseille & Calanques, France - 5 records
- Naples & Campania, Italy - 6 records
- Ustica, Italy - 2 records
- Budva & Bar, Montenegro - 2 records
- Al Hoceima, Morocco - 6 records
- Azores, Portugal - 6 records
- Balearic Islands, Spain - 84 records
- Cabo de Palos, Spain - 22 records
- Tabarka, Tunisia - 4 records
- Cozumel, Mexico - 4 records
- Yucatán Cenotes, Mexico - 3 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 36 records
- Morrocoy & Chichiriviche, Venezuela - 2 records