Common Name
Manatee Cusk-eel
Year Described
Goode & Bean, 1883
Identification
Dorsal Fin: 106-107
Anal Fin: 85-87
Pelvic Fin: 2
Pectoral Fin: 19-25
Caudal Fin: 8
Gill Rakers: 12-15 long rakers on first arch
Pseudobranchial filaments:
Branchiostegal rays: 8
Vertebrae: 12-14 (precaudal), (caudal), (total)
Relatively large head, snout inflated and projecting, maxillary sheathed, 2 basibranchial tooth patches, vomerine tooth patch triangular, pectoral fin large (reaches anus), opercle spine short
Color
Head and body brown. Gut area dark. Dorsal and anal fins with thick black edges.
Size
At least to 170mm
Habitat
850-2340m
Range
S. Brazil
References
Mincarone, M. M., J.G. Nielsen & P.A. Costa. 2008. Deep-sea ophidiiform fishes collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 and 23 S. Zootaxa: 1770(1), 41-64.