Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 113 - 114; Anal soft rays: 92 - 96; Vertebrae: 118 - 121. This species is distinguished by the following characters: fused basioccipital and exoccipitals; supraoccipital-exoccipital articulation broadly contacting; ceratohyal-epihyal articulation interdigitating; short post-temporal ventral ramus; 2 posterior nasal pores; cranium narrow; no supratemporal commissure and occipital pores; intercalar set posteriorly; well developed palatal arch; posterior hyomandibular ramus not elongate; high parasphenoid wing; 6 branchiostegal rays; vertebrae asymmetrical; pelvic fin rays ensheathed; scales, lateral line, pyloric caeca, palatine and vomerine teeth present (Ref. 81216).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Zoarcoidei

Family: Zoarcidae

Genus: Bentartia

Species: Bentartia cinerea Matallanas, 2010

Climate Zone

Location

• Atlantic: Antarctic, Gerlache Strait.

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless