| Family: |
Microstomatidae (Pencil smelts) |
| Max. size: |
10.7 cm (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 430 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 47-47. Branchiostegal rays 4. Caudal peduncle length 2.0 times the depth. Anterodorsal distance is 48-52% SL. Anteanal distance is 46% SL; long head, about 21% SL. Unpigmented scale pockets; adipose fin almost completely black (Ref. 41397). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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