False Oblique Hatchetfish

Adults with pigment streaks on ventral caudal rays (Ref. 4054).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 13; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 12 - 13

Mesopelagic species (Ref. 75154). Life history stages apparently stratified vertically, depth of occurrence increasing with age. No marked vertical migration (Ref. 5168). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.

fisheries: of no interest