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Psychrolutidae (Fatheads)
Etymology: Ebinania: Greek, ebeninos = ebony; costaecanariae: Named for the ship, 'Costa Canaria' (ref. 52500).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 300 - 700 m (Ref. 81023). Deep-water
Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Port Nolloth, South Africa.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6631)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Occurs on the upper slope (Ref. 11228). Feeds on crabs, shrimps, benthic copepods and polychaetes (Ref. 27637).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nelson, J.S., 1990. Psychrolutidae. p. 687-688. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 6940)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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