Zenopsis stabilispinosa Nakabo, Bray & Yamada, 2006

Family:  Zeidae (Dories)
Max. size:  41.01 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 209 - 767 m
Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: off Western Australia, East China Sea and South China Sea.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-26; Vertebrae: 32-32. Distinguished from all other species of the genus by the following combination of characters: pelvic-fin length 1.69-1.79 in HL, in adult specimens greater than 30 cm SL; bony bucklers along bases of spinous and soft-rayed portions of dorsal fin 3-4+5-6; bucklers along ventral body margin anterior to pelvic fin and between pelvic- and anal-fin origins, and along anal-fin base 5-6+6-7+5-6; and vertebrae 32 (13 abdominal + 19 caudal); dorsal fin with 7 spines; and anal fin with first 2 spines movable and 3rd spine immovable, fused with its pterygiophore (Ref. 76779).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans: 


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