Pseudoscopelus scutatus Krefft, 1971

Family:  Chiasmodontidae (Snaketooth fishes)
Max. size:  5.1 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 100 - 900 m
Distribution:  Central Atlantic: Brazil.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Maximum depth from Ref. 131508.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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