| Family: |
Linophrynidae (Leftvents) |
| Max. size: |
3.75 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 2000 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean: known from its type locality, Java Trench, 11°56'07"S, 115°22'02"E (Ref. 42949). Western Central Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 3-3; Anal soft rays: 3-3. Females: esca with a low, distal prolongation of bulb, length about half diameter of bulb, distally subdivided into two blunt tips (posterior tip the larger); on each side of base of distal prolongation a single, compressed filament, length about three times diameter of bulb, with 2-4 short, pointed, side-branches; a low papilliform posterior appendage behind escal pore. Barbel about 25% SL in total length, distally divided at about half length into three main-branches, and, at about half distance between this division and base, with a posterior pair of shorter side-branches; all branches repeatedly divided, each terminal branch with a series of internal photophores and one or more distal filaments. Dense concentration of subdermal pigment on caudal peduncle (Ref. 42949). |
| Biology: |
Males unknown (Ref. 42949). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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