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Opisthoproctus soleatus Vaillant, 1888 Barrel-eye |
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photo by
Welter-Schultes, F. |
| Family: | Opisthoproctidae (Barreleyes or spookfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 10.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 300 - 800 m | |||
| Distribution: | Circumglobal in tropical to temperate waters. Eastern Atlantic: western Ireland to Mauritania and from Sierra Leone to Angola (Ref. 6542). South China Sea (Ref.74511) | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 0-0. Sides of body dark; head below and behind eye sprinkled with large melanophores; snout translucent ventrally, transparent dorsally (Ref. 6597). Anal fin either with 2-3 rudimentary rays or not visible externally (Ref. 6597). | |||
| Biology: | Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). Probably not exhibiting vertical migration (Ref. 6686). The limits of its distribution coincide with the 400m-isotherm for 8°C (Ref. 6542). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 August 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||