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Grammonus nagaredai Randall & Hughes, 2008 |
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photo by
Randall, J.E. |
| Family: | Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) | |||
| Max. size: | 82 cm SL (male/unsexed); 106 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 6 - 9 m | |||
| Distribution: | Pacific: Hawaiian Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 86; Anal soft rays: 64-66; Vertebrae: 42. Predorsal scales extending to interorbital space; scales present on opercle and preopercle; three overlapping longitudinal rows of prominent sensory papillae on body; body depth at origin of dorsal fin 3.2–3.4 in SL; head length 3.15-3.2 in SL; mouth strongly oblique; edge of preopercle smooth except for a tiny spine at rounded corner; caudal fin joined only basally to dorsal and anal fins; normal life color dark brown, the sensory papillae on head and body white. | |||
| Biology: | From caves off O'ahu and Hawai'i (Ref. 79569). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||