| Family: |
Trachichthyidae (Slimeheads) |
| Max. size: |
7.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 229 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: off Amazon River mouth, northern Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 5-5; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-13; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 9-9. Body slender. Head slightly longer than deep. Snout blunt and rounded. Back and sides light reddish brown, lower sides dark gray to black (Ref. 37108). |
| Biology: |
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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