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Linophryne andersoni Gon, 1992 |
| Family: | Linophrynidae (Leftvents) | |||
| Max. size: | 3.2 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 50 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: northeast of Line Islands. High Seas only. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 3-3; Anal soft rays: 3-3. Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: globular escal bulb with low, rounded, distal prolongation, without appendages; two pairs of posterolateral appendages, inner pair short, outer pair less than half the diameter of escal bulb, each bearing a distal cluster of short filaments; barbel divided near base into a median and 2 lateral primary branches; caudal peduncle with ventrolateral series of large subdermal melanophores (Ref. 86949). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||