| Family: |
Zeidae (Dories) |
| Max. size: |
41.01 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 209 - 767 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: off Western Australia, East China Sea and South China Sea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 7-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-26; Vertebrae: 32-32. Distinguished from all other species of the genus by the following combination of characters: pelvic-fin length 1.69-1.79 in HL, in adult specimens greater than 30 cm SL; bony bucklers along bases of spinous and soft-rayed portions of dorsal fin 3-4+5-6; bucklers along ventral body margin anterior to pelvic fin and between pelvic- and anal-fin origins, and along anal-fin base 5-6+6-7+5-6; and vertebrae 32 (13 abdominal + 19 caudal); dorsal fin with 7 spines; and anal fin with first 2 spines movable and 3rd spine immovable, fused with its pterygiophore (Ref. 76779). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
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