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Bathylychnops brachyrhynchus (Parr, 1937) |
| Family: | Opisthoproctidae (Barreleyes or spookfishes) | |||
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| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: off the Bahamas in deep water. Needs better reference. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal soft rays: 12-12. Slender body, short snout, anal fin posterior, short pectoral fin and 7 luminous (?) bodies in midventral line. Dark blotch on the base of the caudal fin, 7 or 8 faint, dusky transverse bars along the sides (Ref. 37473). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||