| Family: |
Caristiidae (Manefishes) |
| Max. size: |
30 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 100 - 2000 m |
| Distribution: |
North Atlantic. Western Pacific (Kyushu-Palau Ridge) and southern Indian Ocean. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 29-31; Anal soft rays: 18-19; Vertebrae: 35-36. This species is distinguished from P. nemorosus and P. aquilus by the absence of fingerlike papillae along the dorsal margin of the hyoid arch and at the interhyal-posterior ceratohyal articulation, as well as fewer dorsal-fin rays (29-31 vs. 30-33 in P. nemorosus and P. aquilus) and more anal-fin rays (18-19 versus 15-18 in P. nemorosus and P. aquilus); differs from P. nudarcus by the position of the dorsal-fin origin, which is posterior to the orbit in this species (vs. above orbit in P. nudarcus) and by the having multiple rows of jaw teeth (vs. a single row, except near symphyses) (Ref. 87954). |
| Biology: |
A rare species in the warmer parts of the Atlantic (Ref. 41536). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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