Neoscopelus porosus Arai, 1969
Spangleside neoscopelid
Neoscopelus porosus
photo by Shao, K.T.

 Family:  Neoscopelidae (Blackchins)
 Max. size:  18.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  benthopelagic; depth range 454 - 642 m
 Distribution:  Indo-Pacific: western Australia and Japan. South China Sea (Ref.74511).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Found on the continental slope (Ref. 7300, 75154).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:  Collected during the Hearst Expedition 2011 done off Batangas and Mindoro, off SW Luzon (Ref. 95664).

 Entered by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 16.05.96
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 11.06.14

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