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Zenopsis stabilispinosa Nakabo, Bray & Yamada, 2006 |
| Family: | Zeidae (Dories) | |||
| Max. size: | 41.01 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 209 - 767 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: off Western Australia, East China Sea and South China Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-26; Vertebrae: 32-32. Distinguished from all other species of the genus by the following combination of characters: pelvic-fin length 1.69-1.79 in HL, in adult specimens greater than 30 cm SL; bony bucklers along bases of spinous and soft-rayed portions of dorsal fin 3-4+5-6; bucklers along ventral body margin anterior to pelvic fin and between pelvic- and anal-fin origins, and along anal-fin base 5-6+6-7+5-6; and vertebrae 32 (13 abdominal + 19 caudal); dorsal fin with 7 spines; and anal fin with first 2 spines movable and 3rd spine immovable, fused with its pterygiophore (Ref. 76779). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
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