Opisthoproctus
| Opisthoproctus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Argentiniformes |
| Family: | Opisthoproctidae |
| Genus: | Opisthoproctus Vaillant, 1888 |
| Species: | O. soleatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Opisthoproctus soleatus Vaillant, 1888 | |
Opisthoproctus soleatus is a species of fish referred to as the barreleye, being the type genus and species of the family Opisthoproctidae. The species lives in most tropical seas, but is more common in the eastern Atlantic, from western Ireland to Mauritania and from Sierra Leone to Angola, and also in the South China Sea. O. soleatus can grow to a standard length of 10.5 centimetres (4.1 in) and usually live from about 500 to 700 metres (1,600 to 2,300 ft) deep.