Neobathyclupea melanoptera Prokofiev, Gon & Psomadakis, 2016

Family:  Bathyclupeidae (Deepsea herring)
Max. size:  30.2 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 767 - 1120 m
Distribution:  Indian Ocean: off Socotra Island and off Myanmar; possibly between Seychelles and Madagascar and off Myanmar.
Diagnosis:  Anal soft rays: 26-27. This species is disttinguished by the following characters: head length 2.6 times in SL; mouth cavity uniformly black; snout is longer than orbit; dorsal rayed pterygiophore pattern /1/1/1/1+1/1/1+1/1/; anal-fin rays 26-27; gill-rakers on first gill arch 26-27; large pseudobranch (29-30 elements), all fins black (Ref. 122569).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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