Diagnostic Description
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Triangular transparent membrane above anal fin (Ref. 13608).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Migration
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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 12; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 13 - 15; Vertebrae: 27 - 30
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Oceanic (Ref. 4739). Does not exhibit vertical migration (Ref. 4462). Feed on copepods, ostracods, euphausiids, amphipods, decapods (Ref. 4739). Photophores develop in adults over 16-18 mm SL (Ref. 4739).
Biology
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Oceanic (Ref. 4739). Meso- and bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). Does not exhibits vertical migration (Ref. 4462). Feeds on copepods, ostracods, euphausiids, amphipods, decapods (Ref. 4739). Photophores develop in adults over 16-18 mm SL (Ref. 4739). Minimum depth from Ref. 004054.
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
