| Family: |
Microstomatidae (Pencil smelts) |
| Max. size: |
13.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 400 - 1100 m |
| Distribution: |
Pacific and Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 9-11; Vertebrae: 47-50. Branchiostegal rays 4. Slender caudal peduncle with the least depth of which is 4.3-5.6 % SL. Longer snout of 2.3-4.1 % SL (Ref. 5123). |
| Biology: |
Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 10 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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