| Linophrynidae (Leftvents) |
| 3.2 cm SL (female) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 50 m |
| Eastern Central Pacific: northeast of Line Islands. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 3-3; Anal soft rays: 3-3. Metamorphosed females distinguished by the following characteristics: globular escal bulb with low, rounded, distal prolongation, without appendages; two pairs of posterolateral appendages, inner pair short, outer pair less than half the diameter of escal bulb, each bearing a distal cluster of short filaments; barbel divided near base into a median and 2 lateral primary branches; caudal peduncle with ventrolateral series of large subdermal melanophores (Ref. 86949). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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