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Bregmaceros lanceolatus Shen, 1960 |
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photo by
Gloerfelt-Tarp, T. |
| Family: | Bregmacerotidae (Codlets) | |||
| Max. size: | 11.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-neritic; brackish; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: southern Taiwan to northwestern Australia (Ref. 7300); with confirmed distribution in Taiwan and probably extending to East China Sea and South China Sea (H.Ho, pers.comm. 2/2017). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Vertebrae: 13-43. Deciduous cycloid scales; small head naked. Small mouth slightly oblique; maxillary extending to posterior border of the pupil. Nuchal appendage in SL, about twice as head. | |||
| Biology: | On the continental shelf. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||