| Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Gymnelinae |
| 11.55 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 855 - 855 m |
| Northwest Pacific: Japan, Sagami Bay. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 101; Anal soft rays: 88; Vertebrae: 110-110. Pectoral fin absent. Pelvic fin absent. Fused right and left gill membranes fused, forming dermal fold across isthmus; dorsal fin without notch near its tail end; eyes located close to each other; convex interorbital space; no palatine teeth. |
| Lives in the colonies of a tube worm, Alaysia sp and deep sea bivalve, Bathymodiolus sp. (Ref. 132252). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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