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Rouleina watasei (Tanaka, 1909) |
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photo by
Yang, N.-S. |
| Family: | Alepocephalidae (Slickheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 22 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 500 - 1300 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Sagami Bay in Japan, East China Sea and the Philippines. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-21; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-19. Head and body compressed. Eye large, circular. Snout strongly curved, nearly vertical at the tip. Gill rakers well-developed. Scales absent from the body except fro modified ring-like lateral line scales. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||