| Family: |
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae |
| Max. size: |
35.1 cm SL (male/unsexed); 30.5 cm (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 1056 - 1837 m |
| Distribution: |
Antarctic : Antarcic Peninsula and Bellingshausen Sea (Ref. 87519). |
| Diagnosis: |
A species of Santelmoa as defined by Matallanas (2010a) with the following combination of characters: mouth inferior; vertical folds on posterior end of the upper lip and on the lower lip lobe; oral valve nearly reaching the anterior edge of vomer; two posterior nasal pores; lateral line double with ventral and medio-lateral branches; palatine teeth in single row; dorsal fin rays 108–111; anal fin rays 93–94; pectoral fin rays 18–19; vertebrae asymmetrical, 26–27 + 90–93 ¼ 116–119; gill slit extending ventrally to just lower end of pectoral fin base; two pyloric caeca barely produced; pseudobranch filaments 3–5, elongated. Scales, ventral fins and vomerine teeth present (Ref. 87519). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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