Psychrolutes inermis (Vaillant, 1888) |
photo by
Shao, K.T. |
Family: | Psychrolutidae (Fatheads) | |||
Max. size: | 35.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 550 - 1550 m | |||
Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: known off Mauritania; probably off western South Africa and Mozambique Channel in the western Indian Ocean. Reports from off Japan probably represent a different species (Ref. 6631). | |||
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IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |