| Family: | Acropomatidae (Lanternbellies, temperate ocean-basses) |
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| Order: | Perciformes (perch-likes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Thinlip splitfin | |||
| Max. size: | 16.5 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 6916) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 50 – 500 m | |||
| Climate: | deep-water; 46°n - 21°s, 19°w - 15°e | |||
| Importance: | ||||
| Resilience: | Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3) | |||
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Distribution:
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Eastern Atlantic: off the coasts of Gambia and Guinea to southern Angola. Reported to range south to Walvis Bay, Namibia (Ref. 2710). | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9. Dark brownish dorsally, paler below. | |||
| Biology: | Found over mud bottom (Ref. 26999). Most abundant at about 200 m (Ref. 6916). Feeds on pelagic crustaceans like euphausiids, mysids and decapods (Ref. 27637). | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
| Coordinator: | Heemstra, Phillip C. | |||
