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Etymology: Caristius: Name presumably named after Carystus, a demi-god of Greek mythology.; litvinovi: Named for the Russian ichthyologist Fedor Fedorovich Litvinov (1954-2011)..

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 780 - 850 m (Ref. 95096). Deep-water

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Southeast Atlantic.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 95096)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Radios blandos dorsales (total): 34; Radios blandos anales: 22. This species is distinguished by the following characters: anterior profile of head strongly sloped at an angle of approximately 65° in midline of body; dorsal fin origin beyond vertical through posterior margin of orbit; distance from origin of upper jaw to origin of dorsal fin (along forehead slope contour) is greater than head length; eye diameter greater than caudal peduncle depth; gill rakers are flattened and comparatively long (1.3 times in length of gill filaments), the distance between them smaller than 1/2 of their length; upper part of gill raker with up to 5 denticles, 20 gill rakers on first branchial arch; head length exceeds ventroanal distance; D 34; A 22; vomer with 9 teeth; both jaws with one row of teeth; lateral line without strongly enlarged and modified scales (Ref. 95096).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Kukuev, E.I., N.V. Parin and I.A. Trunov, 2013. Materials for the revision of the family Caristiidae (Perciformes): 3. Manefishes (genus Caristius) from moderate warm waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans with a description of three new species from the southeast Atlantic (C. barsukovi sp. n., C. litvinovi sp. n., C. walvisensis sp. n.). J. Ichthyol. 53(8):541-561. (Ref. 95096)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Caristius litvinovi Kukuev, Parin & Trunov, 2013