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Thalassobathia pelagica Cohen, 1963 |
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photo by
Dolgov, A. |
| Family: | Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) | |||
| Max. size: | 22.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 500 - 1000 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: two specimens between Ireland and Iceland (Ref. 4758) and one from the Gulf of Guinea; reported from Greenland (Ref. 9925) and Iceland (Ref. 12462). Northwest Atlantic: Georges Bank. Identification of specimen reported from the Bering Sea uncertain (Ref. 34024, 45907). | |||
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| Biology: | Uncommon species, living in close association with the large jellyfish, Stygiomedusa sp. (Ref. 34024). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||