| Family: |
Artedidraconidae (Barbled plunderfishes) |
| Max. size: |
20.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1422 - 1623 m |
| Distribution: |
Antarctic Pacific: Antarctica, Ross Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-28; Anal soft rays: 18-18. This species is distinguished from its congeners belonging in the albipinna group by the following set of characters: mental barbel with a long (61.2-65.2% of barbel length) terminal expansion composed of densely packed, brain-like convolutions; fins dark basally, light distally; dorsal lateral pores (tubular scales) 26-28; gill rakers on first gill arch 19 (Ref. .94147). |
| 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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