Bregmaceros lanceolatus Shen, 1960
photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Family:  Bregmacerotidae (Codlets)
Max. size:  11.5 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine
Distribution:  Western Pacific: southern Taiwan to northwestern Australia (Ref. 7300); with confirmed distribution in Taiwan and probably extending to East China Sea and South China Sea (H.Ho, pers.comm. 2/2017).
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 13-43. Deciduous cycloid scales; small head naked. Small mouth slightly oblique; maxillary extending to posterior border of the pupil. Nuchal appendage in SL, about twice as head.
Biology:  On the continental shelf.
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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