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Linophryne trewavasae Bertelsen, 1978 |
| Family: | Linophrynidae (Leftvents) | |||
| Max. size: | 1.07 cm SL (male/unsexed); 7.35 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 1500 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: Banda Sea (Ref. 40966). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 3-3; Anal soft rays: 3-3. Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: egg shaped escal bulb, lacking distal appendages, bearing three pairs of stout filaments on posterolateral surface of proximal half of bulb, median pair distally compressed and fringed; short barbel (about 20% SL), undivided, with distal series of white tubercles; small and blunt frontal spines; parasitic male with pointed sphenotic spines; olfactory lamellae 8; caudal peduncle with distinct concentration of subdermal pigment (Ref. 86949). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||