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Kuronezumia paepkei Shcherbachev, Sazonov & Iwamoto, 1992 |
| Family: | Macrouridae (Grenadiers or rattails) | |||
| Max. size: | 27 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 748 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: known only from off Kenya. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2. 12 mesial gill rakers on first arch; eight scales below origin of second dorsal fin; no bulblike swelling of light organ, anterior dermal window represented by a small scaleless area between midbases of pelvic fins; pores of sensory canals on head small but present; color gray-brown, fins dark. Pelvic fins with long filamentous ray extending to about 13th anal ray. | |||
| Biology: | Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||