| Family: |
Synagropidae (Splitfin ocean-basses) |
| Max. size: |
14.4 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 87 - 544 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) North Carolina, the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea to Uruguay (Ref. 47377) and Brazil (ISH specimens). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-8; Vertebrae: 25-25. Anterior edges of pelvic spine, and 2nd spines of 1st dorsal and of anal fin serrated, but that of 2nd dorsal smooth (Ref. 13608). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits outer parts of the continental shelves and the upper parts of these slopes (Ref. 37343). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 29 January 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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