| Family: |
Bathygadidae (Rattails) |
| Max. size: |
58 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 610 - 1370 m, non-migratory |
| Distribution: |
Central Atlantic: Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and northeastern coast of South America. Eastern Atlantic: Morocco, Canary Islands, Azores and Portugal (Ref. 3587). |
| Diagnosis: |
Head bones and integument are relatively tough; eyes are of moderate size; chin barbels are long and prominent; adults over 30 cm have a pronounced hump-back appearance; caudal fin is absent; the first fin rays of the dorsal pectoral and pelvic fins are very elongated; body color is generally brownish; the fin membranes, mouth and gill chamber blackish (Ref. 1371). This species does not have light organs (Ref. 6187). |
| Biology: |
Captured together with the commercial red shrimp (Pleoticus robustus). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 August 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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