| Family: |
Caristiidae (Manefishes) |
| Max. size: |
17 cm SL (male/unsexed); 20 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 750 - 1550 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic Ocean. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-33; Anal soft rays: 15-18; Vertebrae: 34-37. This species is distinguished from P. maderensis and P. nudarcus by having fingerlike papillae along the dorsal margin of the hyoid arch and at the interhyal-posterior ceratohyal articulation, with dorsal-fin rays 30-33 (vs. 27-31), fewer anal-fin rays 15-18 (vs. 17-20); differs from P. aquilus by having greater body depth, >50% SL (vs <50% SL in P. aquilus) and its short and deep caudal-peduncle (vs. relatively long and shallow in P. aquilus) (Ref. 87954). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 August 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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