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Bathyclupea nikparini Prokofiev, 2014 Deepsea herring |
| Family: | Bathyclupeidae (Deepsea herring) | |||
| Max. size: | 14.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 505 - 515 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwestern Pacific: Japan and possibly to the Philippines. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal soft rays: 36-36; Vertebrae: 31-31. This species is distinguished by the following characters: lightly colored oral cavity; standard length 4.4 times as great as the maximum body depth and 3.2 times as great as the head length; dentate ventral branch of the praeoperculum; A 36; developed gill rakers 23-24; last pair of pleural ribs reduced (Ref. 96155). | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||