Diagnostic Description
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Branchiostegal rays: 8.
Life Cycle
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Oviparous (Ref. 35950).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 21 - 22; Vertebrae: 52 - 55
Biology
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Epipelagic to bathypelagic (Ref. 35950) and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae, primarily in upper 250 m (Ref. 35950).
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
Distribution
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Off Virginia to southern Brazil
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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