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Santelmoa fusca Matallanas, Corbella & Møller, 2012 |
| Family: | Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Lycodinae | |||
| Max. size: | 22 cm SL (male/unsexed); 33 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine, | |||
| Distribution: | Southern Ocean: Gerlache Strait and Bransfield Strait (Ref. 89950). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 109-113; Anal spines: 88-94. Can be diagnosed by the following characters: mouth terminal; oral valve overlapping the anterior edge of vomer; two posterior nasal pores of similar size; lateral line double with ventral and medio-lateral branches; two irregular rows of palatine teeth; vomerine teeth present; dorsal fin rays 109-113; anal fin rays 88-94; pectoral fin rays 15-17; vertebrae asymmetrical, 27-29 + 87-91 = 114-118; two pyloric caeca well developed; pseudobranch filaments 3-6, elongated. Scales reduced to tail, absent on head and body (Ref. 89950). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||