| Artedidraconidae (Barbled plunderfishes) |
| 7.5 cm SL (female) |
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demersal; marine |
| Antarctica: Weddell Sea. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-26; Anal soft rays: 16-17; Vertebrae: 37-37. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: with a very long, slender mental barbel (about 25-26 % SL, measurements from holotype and photograph of lost aboard ship specimen) vs. about 4-14 % SL (A. glareobarbatus has the second longest barbel, ranging from about 11-14 % SL and with an inconspicuous terminal expansion (14.7 % of
barbel length in holotype) composed of short, blunt processes; anal fin rays 16-17; second dorsal fin rays 26; vertebrae 37; tubular upper lateral-line scales 7-8 (Ref. 117898). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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