Family: |
Microstomatidae (Pencil smelts) |
Max. size: |
20 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 260 - 553 m |
Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-10; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 46-48. Branchiostegal rays 4. |
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: |
Under the name Microstoma schmitti Fowler 1934 (Ref. 280); a synonym according to Paxton, pers. comm.). Collected during the Hearst Expedition 2011 done off Batangas and Mindoro, off SW Luzon (Ref. 95664). |
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