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Andriashevia aptera Fedorov & Neyelov, 1978 |
| Family: | Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Gymnelinae | |||
| Max. size: | 19.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 10 - 1025 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Pacific coast of Japan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Apparently demersal and associated with large red gorgonian corals, such as Paragorgia. Stomach contents reveal a diet of crustaceans and probably encrusting invertebrates that are hunted among coral branches and the hard substratum of their habitat (Ref. 11954). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||