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Bathygadus favosus Goode & Bean, 1886 |
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| Family: | Bathygadidae (Rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 46.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 770 - 2745 m, non-migratory | |||
| Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean: Eastern Atlantic: off Mauritania, Gulf of Guinea, off Morocco and Madeira; also off Cape Town, South Africa (Ref. 11953). Western Atlantic: Straits of Florida, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea. Often confused with Bathygadus melanobranchus Vaillant, 1888. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 132-134; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 130. The head is relatively large; eyes also large. Body tapers abruptly from behind the pectoral fin. Caudal fin absent (Ref. 2800). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 July 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||