| Family: |
Caristiidae (Manefishes) |
| Max. size: |
10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
North Central Pacific and Northwestern Atlantic |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-26; Anal soft rays: 15-16; Vertebrae: 31-31. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: D 24-26; A15-16; vertebrae 31; no palatine teeth; it differs from all congeners, except P. andriashevi and P. pietschi, by having a laterally flattened, bladelike ventral procurrent caudal rays, and an anteriorly directed hook-like process on the third posteriormost ventral procurrent caudal ray (Ref. 94277). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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