| Family: |
Notosudidae (Waryfishes) |
| Max. size: |
50 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 1000 m, oceanodromous |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in sub-Antarctic areas. Not known from the Southeast Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-13; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 18-21. Dark brownish to blackish in color; paler below with no silvery scales; when specimen is without scales, an indistinct blackish anal spot of the peritoneum showing through the skin may be observed (Ref. 6602). |
| Biology: |
Larvae and juveniles pseudoceanic in midwater; adults taken by both bottom and pelagic trawls in about 600-800 m. Sub-adults and adults migrate to the Southern Ocean (to 60°S) to feed; on euphausiids, hyperiids, and other crustaceans as well as on small fishes, like myctophids; juveniles take small zooplankton, especially copepods. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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