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Barathronus affinis Brauer, 1906 |
| Family: | Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) | |||
| Max. size: | 4.7 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 2919 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Indian Ocean: Chagos Archipelago. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 77-77; Anal soft rays: 67-67; Vertebrae: 78-78. This species is distinguished from the other four Barathronus species with a transparent peritoneum by the following set of characters: vomer with two fangs; ventral flexure of the anteriormost vertebrae; anterior gill arch with 20 long rakers; D 77, A 67, pectoral-fin rays 22; vertebrae precaudal 34, total 78; except for black lenses the preserved specimen, it is uniformly white-yellowish (Ref. 121928). | |||
| Biology: | Rare species, known only from a depth of 2,919 m (Ref. 34024). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||