| Ateleopodidae (Jellynose fishes) |
| 37 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 343 - 740 m |
| Indo-Pacific: Maldives and off Kenya, the Arabian Sea, Laccadive Sea and the Andaman Sea to Indonesia (Moluccas). |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Vertebrae: 101-105. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: mouth small, posterior end of gape vertical to near anterior nostril; gill membranes are united ventrally and attached to isthmus by soft tissue; sphenotic has vertically oblong crescent-shaped protrusion from behind the eye to postero-inferior region of orbit; pelvic fin stiff, relatively short, with the tip extending to point anywhere between base and anterior half of pectoral fin; wide pelvic bone (Ref. 127986). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
