| Family: |
Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders) |
| Max. size: |
24 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 100 - 1500 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea and Angola. Elsewhere, western Atlantic and tropical eastern Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-21; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 15-17 |
| Biology: |
Bathypelagic to benthopelagic, exceptionally as shallow as 100-120 m (Ref. 4461). Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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