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Hemerocoetidae (Indo-Pacific duckbills)
Etymology: Osopsaron: Greek, os, osos, how, when + Greek, psaros = grey; in the sense of what a grey fish ! (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 260 - 450 m (Ref. 41739). Deep-water; 25°S - 26°S
Southeast Pacific: known from three seamounts at the junction of the Nazca and Sala y Gomez ridges (between 25°19'-25°48'S and 85°05'-86°03'W) and three seamounts in the west of the Sala y Gomez ridges (between 25°03'-26°00'S and 97°29'-100°40'W).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41739)
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Parin, N.V., 1990. Percophid fishes (Percophidae) from the Sala y Gomez Ridge (Southeast Pacific). J. Ichthyol. 30(1):68-79. (Ref. 41739)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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Harmless
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