| Family: |
Monognathidae (Onejaws) |
| Max. size: |
7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 4853 - 5266 m |
| Distribution: |
Northeast Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 86-86; Anal soft rays: 66-66. M. rosenblatti differs from all other species of the genus by the following combination of characters: head long with elongate, pointed snout, skull length 5.3-7.9% TL, rostral fang strongly hooked with distal part in a nearly right angle to dorsal profile of skull, (5)-6-(7) teeth in each jaw, dorsal fin origin above myomeres nos. 9-12, and 4-(5) lateral, subdermal spots of pigmentation. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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