Paracaristius nemorosus Stevenson & Kenaley, 2011

Family:  Caristiidae (Manefishes)
Max. size:  17 cm SL (male/unsexed); 20 cm SL (female)
Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 750 - 1550 m
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-33; Anal soft rays: 15-18; Vertebrae: 34-37. This species is distinguished from P. maderensis and P. nudarcus by having fingerlike papillae along the dorsal margin of the hyoid arch and at the interhyal-posterior ceratohyal articulation, with dorsal-fin rays 30-33 (vs. 27-31), fewer anal-fin rays 15-18 (vs. 17-20); differs from P. aquilus by having greater body depth, >50% SL (vs <50% SL in P. aquilus) and its short and deep caudal-peduncle (vs. relatively long and shallow in P. aquilus) (Ref. 87954).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 August 2015 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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