Fish of the Chlorophthalmus genus of the Chlorophthalmidae (greeneyes) family of the Chlorophthalmoidei suborder of the Aulopiformes order of the Cyclosquamata superorder.
(Shortnose greeneye. Photo © NOAA Photo Library. flickr.com/photos/noaaphotolib)
Shortnose greeneye (Chlorophthalmus agassizi) was first described in 1840 by the French zoologist and politician Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803-1857).
It inhabits the depths of 50-1,000 meters. It keeps to the oozy or argillaceous bottom. It often forms schools. The maximum recorded length is 40 cm, specimens about 20 cm long are more common. It feeds on bottom invertebrates.
(Shortnose greeneye. Photo by © Pierluigi Angioi. wikimedia.org)
It is a rare permanent inhabitant of the Adriatic Sea.
Names of Shortnose greeneye (Chlorophthalmus agassizi) in other languages are as follows:
Syjeshilja (Albanian), Πρασινομάτης (Prasinomatis) (Greek), Ojiverde (Spanish), Occhi verdi (Italian), Grünauge von Agassiz (German), Olho-verde (Portuguese), Зеленоглазка Агассица (Zelenoglazka Agassica) (Russian), Zelenočica, Zelenočić (Serbian, Croatian), Yeşilgöz balığı (Turkish), Eperlan du large (French).