|
Nansenia oblita (Facciolà, 1887) |
|
|
photo by
FAO |
| Family: | Microstomatidae (Pencil smelts) | |||
| Max. size: | 18 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 300 - 500 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: southwest of Ireland, western Mediterranean and off Western Sahara. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal soft rays: 9-10; Vertebrae: 42-45. Branchiostegal rays 4. Predorsal length longer than 50% SL. Proximal part of adipose fin unpigmented. Entire body covered with guanine (Ref. 5123). | |||
| Biology: | Spawns during winter in the Mediterranean. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||