Barathronus Algrahami
📖 Overview
Maximum length of ripe female 20.0 cm SL caught by demersal trawl and unripe male, 8.5 cm SL collected at 1191-1262 m by an otter trawl .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 69 - 78; Anal soft rays: 60 - 67; Vertebrae: 74 - 81. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body long, robust and slightly compressed; D 69-78, A 60-67, caudal-fin rays 8-10 and pectoral-fin rays 21-25; vertebrae precaudal 34-37, total 74-81; origin of dorsal fin above vertebra 27-30, anterior gill arch with 27-32 long rakers; fangs on vomer 3-5 and on each dentary 3-5; predorsal length 47.0-52 % SL; otolith small (3 mm long in 20.0 cm SL holotype). Colouration: pigment laterally on body absent, dark blue peritoneum and newly caught specimen reddish all over .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Barathronus Algrahami is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 1137 - 1300 m . Deep-water West Pacific: South Australia, Taiwan and the Philippines.
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