Diagnostic Description
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Body pale with black dorsal band (Ref. 4056).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 14; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 24 - 28
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Epipelagic to bathypelagic, young mainly at the surface and to 200 m, adults at 400-2,000 m (Ref. 4473). Carnivorous (Ref. 5759).
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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Epipelagic to bathypelagic, young mainly at the surface and to 200 m, adults at 400-2,000 m (Ref. 4473). Carnivorous (Ref. 5759).
Distribution
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From Bahamas to Cape Hatteras, and extending northward to off Pennsylvania
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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nektonic
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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