| Family: |
Amarsipidae (Bagless glassfishes) |
| Max. size: |
21.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-neritic; marine; depth range 30 - 130 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-27; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 27-32. Body translucent; median fin bases almost transparent. Confirm number of spines in anal fin; family account says there are none (RF). |
| Biology: |
Young specimens occur above large depths and almost all adult ones are caught with pelagic trawls at 30-130 m during trawling in the deep scattering layers (except one in the South China Sea where one was caught by a demersal trawl during daylight at 760-800 m). This rare species most likely belong to the migrating interzonal complex of pelagic species (Ref. 54802). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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