| Family: |
Polymixiidae (Beardfishes) |
| Max. size: |
20.86 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 160 - 600 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwestern Atlantic: Brazil and Uruguay. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 5-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-28; Anal spines: 4-4; Anal soft rays: 13-15; Vertebrae: 28-28. This species is distinguished by having the following characters: gill rakers on first gill arch 19-24; with main shaft of the first anal-fin proximal radial strongly arched; anterior process of the first anal-fin proximal radial elongated, about half length of the main shaft; pyloric caeca completely absent or numbering 46-71; spinoid scales with spines arranged in vertical rows; D 26-28 (rarely 22); postero-ventral edge of preopercle rounded; mature specimens with pigmentation of anal, dorsal and caudal fins inconspicuous, lacking a markedly darker margin (Ref. 130894). |
| 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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