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Plectrogenium nanum Gilbert, 1905 |
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photo by
Shao, K.T. |
| Family: | Plectrogeniidae (Stinger flatheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 6.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 250 - 650 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 5-5; Vertebrae: 26-26. Presence of very well developed flat spines on suborbital ridge; a number of extra spines on head, particularly on lachrymal bone and above orbits (Ref. 10482). | |||
| Biology: | Benthic (Ref. 58302). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | venomous | |||