Monognathus rosenblatti Bertelsen & Nielsen, 1987
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 Family:  Monognathidae (Onejaws)
 Max. size:  7 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathypelagic; 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: 
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 04.07.00
 Modified by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 14.07.08

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