| Family: |
Bathyclupeidae (Deepsea herring) |
| Max. size: |
30.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 767 - 1120 m |
| Distribution: |
Indian Ocean: off Socotra Island and off Myanmar; possibly between Seychelles and Madagascar and off Myanmar. |
| Diagnosis: |
Anal soft rays: 26-27. This species is disttinguished by the following characters: head length 2.6 times in SL; mouth cavity uniformly black; snout is longer than orbit; dorsal rayed pterygiophore pattern /1/1/1/1+1/1/1+1/1/; anal-fin rays 26-27; gill-rakers on first gill arch 26-27; large pseudobranch (29-30 elements), all fins black (Ref. 122569). |
| 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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