Darkgill Snailfish

Depth of occiput 133% HL; 3 notched pectoral radials, with single fenestra; pectoral fin notch moderately deep; gill opening extending ventrally in front of about fourth to fifth pectoral-fin rays; opercular lobe very weakly developed, hardly discernible; lower pectoral-fin rays 110% upper lobe rays; tongue densely black-dotted; orobranchial cavity dark, closely dotted with melanophores, as are gill arches; peritoneum, stomach, and anterior part of intestine black; pyloric caeca different lengths, 5-9.5% SL, all dark-dotted (Ref. 42734).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 50; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 42; Vertebrae: 58

Found on the continental slope. Benthic (Ref. 75154).

Psednos nataliae is a species of snailfish found in the Eastern Indian Ocean.