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Neobathyclupea melanoptera Prokofiev, Gon & Psomadakis, 2016 |
| Family: | Bathyclupeidae (Deepsea herring) | |||
| Max. size: | 30.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 767 - 1120 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indian Ocean: off Socotra Island and off Myanmar; possibly between Seychelles and Madagascar and off Myanmar. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal soft rays: 26-27. This species is disttinguished by the following characters: head length 2.6 times in SL; mouth cavity uniformly black; snout is longer than orbit; dorsal rayed pterygiophore pattern /1/1/1/1+1/1/1+1/1/; anal-fin rays 26-27; gill-rakers on first gill arch 26-27; large pseudobranch (29-30 elements), all fins black (Ref. 122569). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||