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Platyberyx paucus Stevenson & Kenaley, 2013 |
| Family: | Caristiidae (Manefishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 10 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | North Central Pacific and Northwestern Atlantic | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-26; Anal soft rays: 15-16; Vertebrae: 31-31. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: D 24-26; A15-16; vertebrae 31; no palatine teeth; it differs from all congeners, except P. andriashevi and P. pietschi, by having a laterally flattened, bladelike ventral procurrent caudal rays, and an anteriorly directed hook-like process on the third posteriormost ventral procurrent caudal ray (Ref. 94277). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||