Rosenblattia robusta Mead & De Falla, 1965
Stout cardinalfish
Rosenblattia robusta
photo by Colombo, G.L.A.

 Family:  Epigonidae (Deepwater cardinalfishes)
 Max. size:  10 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathypelagic; depth range 700 - 2000 m
 Distribution:  Circumglobal in southern temperate waters.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 8-8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-8; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Adults uniformly dark.
 Biology:  Mesopelagic (Ref. 75154).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 05.09.95
 Modified by: OrtaƱez, Auda Kareen - 25.11.08
 Checked by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 23.01.97

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