Searsia koefoedi Parr, 1937
Koefoed's searsid
photo by Mac Eachern, W.J.

Family:  Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders)
Max. size:  15 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 33.4 g
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 450 - 1500 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Denmark Strait (Ref. 6682) southward to Gulf of Guinea (Ref. 4461). Northwest Atlantic: in subtropical waters. Indian and Pacific: in tropical waters.
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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