Scopelosaurus meadi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976
Blackring waryfish
Scopelosaurus meadi
photo by SFSA

Family:  Notosudidae (Waryfishes)
Max. size:  16.9 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 760 m
Distribution:  South Atlantic and Indian, southwest Pacific and Tasman Sea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-20. Body translucent greyish; above lateral line densely marked with melanophores; innermost pelvic rays black (Ref. 6602).
Biology:  Young epipelagic to mesopelagic; adults benthopelagic on slopes in about 500 m (6602). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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