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Dibranchus spongiosa (Gilbert, 1890) |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 13.32 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 700 - 1244 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico, including the Revillagigedo Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 5-6; Anal soft rays: 4-4; Vertebrae: 18-19. Body flabby with thin, translucent skin. Subopercular lateral-line count usually 5. Skull relatively long, at least 30% of SL. Lower lip with membranous fringe of fingerlike papilla. Gill rakers in the form of broad tooth plates attached directly to gill arch,; no pedicels evident. Slender fins moderate in length with thin and transparent membranes. Cephalic lateral-line counts: subopercular usually 5 (5-6); preopercular 2. Tail lateral-line counts 8-11 (Ref. 40826). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||