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Dibranchus discors Bradbury, McCosker & Long, 1999 |
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photo by
East Pacific Corridor Alliance |
| Family: | Ogcocephalidae (Batfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 10.79 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 310 - 965 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-7; Anal soft rays: 4-4; Vertebrae: 18-20. No tubercles in skin covering eyeballs and on ventral surface of disk except a few near bases of pelvic fins. Interorbital and mouth both exceptionally narrow. Conspicuous chalk-white oval marking on midline of lower jaw. Teeth present on palatines and vomer. Cephalic lateral-line counts: subopercular usually 6; preopercular 2. Tail lateral-line counts 9-13. Paired fins slender, moderately strong with fin membranes transparent. Tips of pectoral rays fleshy. No tubercles on fins (Ref. 35447, 40826). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 September 2022 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||