| Family: |
Zeniontidae (Armoreye dories) |
| Max. size: |
15.6 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 37.0 g |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 180 - 700 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: Tanzania and off Delagoa Bay, Mozambique. Western Central Pacific (Ref. 40499). Southeast Pacific: Nazca and Sala-y-Gomez (Ref. 50546). Western Atlantic: Antilles and Venezuela (Ref. 26340). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Eastern Atlantic. South China Sea (Ref.74511). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-28; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 23-28. Body reddish in color (Ref. 4256). |
| Biology: |
Found over mud or sand-mud bottom (Ref. 26999). Reported to up to 700m depth (Ref. 89996). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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