| Family: |
Microstomatidae (Pencil smelts) |
| Max. size: |
13.95 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1300 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal soft rays: 8-10; Vertebrae: 44-45. Branchiostegal rays 4. Eye very large, eye diameter to snout length ratio > 2 to 1 (Ref. 5123). |
| Biology: |
A specimen of 12.65 cm SL had ripe ovarian eggs (Ref. 5123). |
| 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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