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Paracaristius maderensis (Maul, 1949) |
| Family: | Caristiidae (Manefishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 100 - 2000 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Atlantic. Western Pacific (Kyushu-Palau Ridge) and southern Indian Ocean. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 29-31; Anal soft rays: 18-19; Vertebrae: 35-36. This species is distinguished from P. nemorosus and P. aquilus by the absence of fingerlike papillae along the dorsal margin of the hyoid arch and at the interhyal-posterior ceratohyal articulation, as well as fewer dorsal-fin rays (29-31 vs. 30-33 in P. nemorosus and P. aquilus) and more anal-fin rays (18-19 versus 15-18 in P. nemorosus and P. aquilus); differs from P. nudarcus by the position of the dorsal-fin origin, which is posterior to the orbit in this species (vs. above orbit in P. nudarcus) and by the having multiple rows of jaw teeth (vs. a single row, except near symphyses) (Ref. 87954). | |||
| Biology: | A rare species in the warmer parts of the Atlantic (Ref. 41536). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||