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Sudis hyalina Rafinesque, 1810 |
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photo by
Costa, F. |
| Family: | Sudidae (Paperbones or waryfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 100 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 200 - 2000 m | |||
| Distribution: | Circumglobal, broadly distributed, from 50°N to 40°S. Also known from the Mediterranean Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-16; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 21-24. Color: silvery pink; tip of lower jaw distinctly curved up; large teeth in lower jaw; gill rakers tooth-like, on bony base (Ref. 232). | |||
| Biology: | Mesopelagic to bathypelagic. Carnivorous. Probably spawns near the surface in temperate to tropical waters (Ref. 5759). Has been supposed to be one of the 'cable-biters'; reconstructions from big teeth found in submarine cables suggests that it attains at least 100 cm body-length (Ref. 4474). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 January 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||