| Family: |
Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Gymnelinae |
| Max. size: |
11.55 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 855 - 855 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Japan, Sagami Bay. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 101; Anal soft rays: 88; Vertebrae: 110-110. Pectoral fin absent. Pelvic fin absent. Fused right and left gill membranes fused, forming dermal fold across isthmus; dorsal fin without notch near its tail end; eyes located close to each other; convex interorbital space; no palatine teeth. |
| Biology: |
Lives in the colonies of a tube worm, Alaysia sp and deep sea bivalve, Bathymodiolus sp. (Ref. 132252). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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