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Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
Etymology: Plagiogeneion: Greek, plagios = oblique + Greek, geny, genyos, diminutive = face (Ref. 45335); unispina: Named for its single sharp spine on the opercle.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 290 - 310 m (Ref. 28705). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: seamount on the western part of Sala y Gomez.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28705)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Parin, N.V., 1991. Three new species of the benthopelagic fish genus Plagiogeneion from the southern Pacific and Indian oceans (Teleostei: Emmelichthyidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 104(3):459-467. (Ref. 28705)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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