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Branchiostegus paxtoni Dooley & Kailola, 1988 Paxton's tilefish |
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photo by
FAO |
| Family: | Latilidae (Deepwater tilefishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 25.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 202 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: known from a locality 190 km northwest of Port Hedland, Western Australia. | |||
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| Biology: | Benthic species which occurs over soft bottom of the continental shelf (Ref. 75154). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||