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Holtbyrnia innesi (Fowler, 1934) Teardrop tubeshoulder |
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photo by
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada |
| Family: | Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders) | |||
| Max. size: | 24 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 100 - 1500 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea and Angola. Elsewhere, western Atlantic and tropical eastern Pacific. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-21; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 15-17 | |||
| Biology: | Bathypelagic to benthopelagic, exceptionally as shallow as 100-120 m (Ref. 4461). Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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