| Family: |
Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads) |
| Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 400 - 914 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Natal in South Africa, Somalia, the United Arabic Emirates on the Madagascar Ridge (Ref. 9869) to Japan (Jon Moore, pers. comm.) and Indonesia. Southeast Atlantic: off Namibia and Cape Town, South Africa. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 4-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 2-3; Anal soft rays: 8-10. Body and head brownish grey; fins dusky to blackish (Ref. 4181). |
| Biology: |
Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Lives close to the bottom (Ref. 27121). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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