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Chrionema pallidum Parin, 1990 |
| Family: | Bembropidae (Duckbill flatheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 13.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 230 - 350 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southeast Pacific: known from 3 seamounts in the western part of the Sala y Gomez submarine ridge between 25°01'-25°11'S and 97°28'-100°49'W. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 18-18; Vertebrae: 28-28. Head almost completely covered by scales (scales absent only in lips, chin, branchiostegal membranes and narrow band on snout in front of eyes); first ray of spiny dorsal fin elongated in males (Ref. 41739). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||