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Pogonophryne pavlovi Balushkin, 2013 |
| Family: | Artedidraconidae (Barbled plunderfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 20.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1422 - 1623 m | |||
| Distribution: | Antarctic Pacific: Antarctica, Ross Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-28; Anal soft rays: 18-18. This species is distinguished from its congeners belonging in the albipinna group by the following set of characters: mental barbel with a long (61.2-65.2% of barbel length) terminal expansion composed of densely packed, brain-like convolutions; fins dark basally, light distally; dorsal lateral pores (tubular scales) 26-28; gill rakers on first gill arch 19 (Ref. .94147). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||