Ostracoberyx dorygenys Fowler, 1934
photo by Ramachandran, S.

Family:  Ostracoberycidae (Shellskin alfonsinos)
Max. size:  23 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 256 - 711 m
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: Zanzibar, Tanzania and Madagascar to southern Japan and the Philippines.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Rarely caught.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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