Opaeophacus acrogeneius Bond & Stein, 1984
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 Family:  Zoarcidae (Eelpouts), subfamily: Gymnelinae
 Max. size:  15.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 500 - 800 m
 Distribution:  North Pacific: Bering Sea.
 Diagnosis:  Vertebrae: 144-149. Pectoral fin greatly reduced (Ref. 11954).
 Biology:  The captured specimen were associated with an orange coral (Gorgonacea) and a black coral (Antipatharia) (Ref. 11954).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 24.04.98
 Modified by: Bailly, Nicolas - 09.07.08

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