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Ostracoberyx dorygenys Fowler, 1934 |
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photo by
Ramachandran, S. |
| Family: | Ostracoberycidae (Shellskin alfonsinos) | |||
| Max. size: | 23 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 256 - 711 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: Zanzibar, Tanzania and Madagascar to southern Japan and the Philippines. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Rarely caught. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||