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Samaretta perexilis Voronina & Suzumoto, 2017 |
| Family: | Samaridae (Crested flounders) | |||
| Max. size: | 3.9 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 470 - 512 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southeastern Pacific: submarine mountains, Tuamotu Archipelago. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished by the following characters: body slender, BD less than head depth and 3.5 or more in the SL, large head, 3.5 or less in the SL; large eye, with diameter less than 3 in HL; very short anterior dorsal fin rays, length about 1/2 of eye diameter; four ocular-side pectoral fin rays; six paired abdominal vertebrae parapophyses; lateral-line canals of the head considerably reduced; trunk canals absent on both sides of body; caudal rays branched except two uppermost and two lowermost simple, scales minute. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 06 November 2020 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||