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Lycodonus malvinensis Gosztonyi, 1981 |
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photo by
Gosztonyi, A.E. |
| Family: | Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae | |||
| Max. size: | 19.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 800 - 2044 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Atlantic: known only from the continental slope east of the Malvinas Islands (Falkland Islands). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 101-103; Anal soft rays: 96-98; Vertebrae: 113-113. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: 6-9 'free' (i.e., non-ray-bearing) bony scutes in front of dorsal fin; anteriormost dorsal scute closer to the base of pectoral fins than to their tips; mid-part of the bony scutes in dorsal fin and hinder part of anal fin produced as a blunt spine; D 101-103; A 96-98; neural spines of anterior caudal vertebrae very short, less than half the depth of the vertebra (Ref. 85841). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||