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Photonectes klepadloae Prokofiev & Frable, 2021 |
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 11.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 660 - 805 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-17; Anal soft rays: 19-19; Vertebrae: 49-49. This species is distinguished from all its congeners by the following set of characters: postorbital organ is shifted forward to below the eye; blue luminous tissue on body arranged in two widely spaced interrupted lines between IV photophores and a streak-like patch on each side above 10th to 12th PV photophores; and a pair of stalked photophore-like structures on distal extremity of mental barbel stem (Ref. 125138). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||