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Amarsipus carlsbergi Haedrich, 1969 Amarsipa |
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| Family: | Amarsipidae (Bagless glassfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 21.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 30 - 130 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-27; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 27-32. Body translucent; median fin bases almost transparent. Confirm number of spines in anal fin; family account says there are none (RF). | |||
| Biology: | Young specimens occur above large depths and almost all adult ones are caught with pelagic trawls at 30-130 m during trawling in the deep scattering layers (except one in the South China Sea where one was caught by a demersal trawl during daylight at 760-800 m). This rare species most likely belong to the migrating interzonal complex of pelagic species (Ref. 54802). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||