| Family: |
Gaidropsaridae (Rocklings) |
| Max. size: |
32 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 850 - 1685 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic: Azores and Bay of Biscay. |
| Diagnosis: |
Vertebrae: 46-47. This medium-sized reddish species is distinguished by the following characters: head depressed with a blunt snout, rounded in dorsal view; head length 23.4-25.4% SL; eye small, 20.9-21.3% SL; first dorsal-fin ray is short, 21.3-25.4% HL; caudal peduncle ogee-shaped, short, slightly higher than long; pectoral fin very broad, spatulate, length 17.8-19.4% SL and its height 10.6-11.0% SL; pelvic fins long, reaching to or exceeding the level of the vent, 27.5-33.3% SL; lateral line short, inconspicuous, present only over the pectoral and reduced to five minute segments with one pore at each end; vertebrae 46-47 (14+32-33) (Ref. 129620). |
| Biology: |
Found in hydrothermal vents (Ref. 129620). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 09 December 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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