Pogonophryne pavlovi Balushkin, 2013

Family:  Artedidraconidae (Barbled plunderfishes)
Max. size:  20.4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1422 - 1623 m
Distribution:  Antarctic Pacific: Antarctica, Ross Sea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-28; Anal soft rays: 18-18. This species is distinguished from its congeners belonging in the albipinna group by the following set of characters: mental barbel with a long (61.2-65.2% of barbel length) terminal expansion composed of densely packed, brain-like convolutions; fins dark basally, light distally; dorsal lateral pores (tubular scales) 26-28; gill rakers on first gill arch 19 (Ref. .94147).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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