| Centriscidae (Snipefishes and shrimpfishes), subfamily: Macroramphosinae |
| 30 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 35 - 1000 m |
| Circumglobal in southern temperate waters. Southeast Atlantic: South Africa, from Cape Columbine to False Bay; also reported from Tristan da Cunha and Gough Island (Ref. 11228). Southwest Atlantic: Argentina. Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-21. Orange in color with 6 oblique dark red to blue bands (Ref. 5382). Four well-developed plates on body in a line behind eye (Ref. 57469). |
| Occur on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 9563; 7300). Feed on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 11228). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 November 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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