Psychrolutes inermis (Vaillant, 1888)
Psychrolutes inermis
photo by Shao, K.T.

Family:  Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Max. size:  35.8 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 550 - 1550 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: known off Mauritania; probably off western South Africa and Mozambique Channel in the western Indian Ocean. Reports from off Japan probably represent a different species (Ref. 6631).
Diagnosis:   
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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