| Artedidraconidae (Barbled plunderfishes) |
| 20.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1422 - 1623 m |
| Antarctic: Ross Sea. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-28; Anal soft rays: 18-18. This species is distinguished from its congeners belonging in the albipinna group by the following set of characters: mental barbel with a long (61.2-65.2% of barbel length) terminal expansion composed of densely packed, brain-like convolutions; fins dark basally, light distally; dorsal lateral pores (tubular scales) 26-28; gill rakers on first gill arch 19 (Ref. .94147). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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