| Family: |
Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads) |
| Max. size: |
8.25 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 195 - 200 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: eastern Taiwan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 27-27. This species is disinguished from its congeners by having the following set of characters: striated area extending posteriorly, slightly beyond middle point on the caudal peduncle, its length 66.7% caudal-peduncle length; D V,13; A III,8; gill rakers on first gill arch 6 + 1 + 14 = 21; abdominal scutes 9; lateral-scale rows 58; body height 34.1% SL; pelvic-fin-anal-fin length 30.3% SL; forehead height 2 4.1% SL; pectoral-fin length 18.1% SL; dorsal-fin-anal-fin length 42.6% SL; dorsal-fin length 35.3% SL; postdorsal length 29.6% SL; length between the end
of the anal-fin base to the end of the striated area (A-SA length), 12.4% SL. Colouration: body overall dark-brown, with chest, isthmus, and abdominal scutes uniformly black, and a distinct black vertical line along caudal-fin base (Ref, 129295), |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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