Diagnostic Description
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Pelvic fins represented by a single spine in juveniles inserted before the base of the pectoral fins, but entirely absent in adults. Body color is coppery black with iridescent tint. The inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 41 - 43; Dorsal soft rays (total): 53 - 55; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 43 - 46; Vertebrae: 99 - 102
Biology
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Inhabits deeper waters of continental shelf and slope (Ref. 27121).
Habitat
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Known from seamounts and knolls
Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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