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Parateleopus indicus (Alcock, 1891) Smallmouth jellynose |
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photo by
Viji, V. |
| Family: | Ateleopodidae (Jellynose fishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 37 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 343 - 740 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: Maldives and off Kenya, the Arabian Sea, Laccadive Sea and the Andaman Sea to Indonesia (Moluccas). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Vertebrae: 101-105. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: mouth small, posterior end of gape vertical to near anterior nostril; gill membranes are united ventrally and attached to isthmus by soft tissue; sphenotic has vertically oblong crescent-shaped protrusion from behind the eye to postero-inferior region of orbit; pelvic fin stiff, relatively short, with the tip extending to point anywhere between base and anterior half of pectoral fin; wide pelvic bone (Ref. 127986). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||