| Family: |
Monognathidae (Onejaws) |
| Max. size: |
11.2 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indian Ocean. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 88-88; Anal soft rays: 68-68. M. rajui differs from all other species of the genus by the following combination of characters: head short, snout blunt, skull length 3.4% TL, rostral fang with dorsal profile slightly convex forming an almost straight line with frontal profile of skull, dorsal fin origin above myomere number 7, anal fin origin below dorsal fin ray number 22, and no subdermal, lateral melanophores (Ref. 34506). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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