Paraphyonus solomonensis (Nielsen & Møller, 2008)

Family:  Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Max. size:  10 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 4096 - 4100 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Solomon Sea.
Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 63-63. The holotype, the only known specimen, was too damaged that a regular description is not possible except for having 13-14 long gill rakers, total 20 gill rakers and the vertebrae: 29 + 34 (Ref. 105129).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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