Dicrolene kanazawai Grey, 1958 |
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photo by
Garcia Jr., J. |
Family: | Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae | |||
Max. size: | 27.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1334 - 2342 m | |||
Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico. | |||
Diagnosis: | Snout rather blunt; eye diameter almost as long as snout; opercular spine curved; hind margin of preopercle usually with 3 sharp spines; 1 median basibranchial tooth patch; pseudobranchial filaments 2 or 3; 7-15 developed rakers on anterior arch; lower 5-11 pectoral fin rays free and longer than upper ones; precaudal vertebrae 13-16 (Ref. 34024). | |||
Biology: | Common species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |