| Family: |
Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders) |
| Max. size: |
25 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 700 - 2700 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: west of Iceland to off south-western tip of Ireland, Mauritania, Senegal and Namibia. Elsewhere, tropical and subtropical western Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
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| Biology: |
Mesopelagic, but mostly bathypelagic to benthopelagic. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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