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Paraphyonus iselini Nielsen, 2015 |
| Family: | Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) | |||
| Max. size: | 10.1 cm SL (male/unsexed); 11.8 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 4279 - 5011 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: Venezuela and the Sargasso Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 59-65. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: long rakers on first gill arch 11-13; D 59-65, precaudal vertebrae 26-28, preanal length 57-61% SL; height of head 18.5-19.0 % SL (Ref. 105129). | |||
| Biology: | Viviparous with a female (6.1 cm SL) with distinct embryos (Ref. 105129). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||