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Verilus cynodon (Regan, 1921) Silver splitfin |
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FAO |
| Family: | Malakichthyidae (Temperate ocean-basses) | |||
| Max. size: | 21 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 100 - 570 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: off southern Mozambique Channel to off Eastern Cape of South Africa. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-8. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: basioccipital foramen present (vs. absent); proximal middle radial of anal-fin pterygiophore slender with trough on anterodorsal portion (vs. no trough); lateral line scales 36-42 (vs. 44-48 in N. atlanticus, 47-51 in N. pacificus); only cycloid scales on body (vs. ctenoid and cycloid in N. atlanticus); small canine teeth on side of lower jaw (vs. villiform teeth in N. atlanticus) (Ref. 55728). | |||
| Biology: | Marketed fresh or made into fishmeal (Ref. 3288). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||