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Dicrolene nigra Garman, 1899 |
| Family: | Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae | |||
| Max. size: | 48.1 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 600 - 1867 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southeast Pacific: Chile. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 94-117; Anal soft rays: 88-102. Snout rather blunt; eye diameter almost as long as snout; opercular spine strong and straight; hind margin of preopercle usually with 3 sharp spines; 1 median (long and narrow) and a pair of basibranchial tooth patches; pseudobranchial filaments 2 or 3 (Ref. 34024); 6-9 developed rakers on anterior arch (Ref. 38374); lower 5-6 pectoral fin rays free and longer than upper ones (Ref. 38374); precaudal vertebrae 13-16 (Ref. 34024). | |||
| Biology: | Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||