| 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)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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