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Scopelosaurus mauli Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall, 1976 Maul's waryfish |
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photo by
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada |
| Family: | Notosudidae (Waryfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 11 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 300 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Atlantic: from about 40°N to the southern Caribbean Sea, including the eastern Gulf of Mexico. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Western Indian and Western Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. | |||
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| Biology: | Mesopelagic species (Ref. 559, 75154). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||