| Family: |
Bathyclupeidae (Deepsea herring) |
| Max. size: |
14.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 505 - 515 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwestern Pacific: Japan and possibly to the Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 36-36; Vertebrae: 31-31. This species is distinguished by the following characters: lightly colored oral cavity; standard length 4.4 times as great as the maximum body depth and 3.2 times as great as the
head length; dentate ventral branch of the praeoperculum; A 36; developed gill rakers 23-24; last pair of pleural ribs reduced (Ref. 96155). |
| 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: |
Probably occurring in the country based on the photographs and data on the number of gill rakers in fishes stored in the Paris Museum provided by H.C. Ho (NMMBP) (Ref. 96155). |
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