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Artedidraco longibarbatus Eakin, Riginella & La Mesa, 2015 |
| Family: | Artedidraconidae (Barbled plunderfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.5 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Antarctica: Weddell Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-26; Anal soft rays: 16-17; Vertebrae: 37-37. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: with a very long, slender mental barbel (about 25-26 % SL, measurements from holotype and photograph of lost aboard ship specimen) vs. about 4-14 % SL (A. glareobarbatus has the second longest barbel, ranging from about 11-14 % SL and with an inconspicuous terminal expansion (14.7 % of barbel length in holotype) composed of short, blunt processes; anal fin rays 16-17; second dorsal fin rays 26; vertebrae 37; tubular upper lateral-line scales 7-8 (Ref. 117898). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||