Diagnostic Description
provided by Fishbase
Body extremely elongate and compressed. Pelvic fins diminutive, composed of a scale-like spine and a rudimentary soft ray. Body is silvery, jaws and opercle blackish. Inside of mouth and gill cavities black.
Morphology
provided by Fishbase
Dorsal spines (total): 39 - 44; Dorsal soft rays (total): 88 - 96; Analspines: 2; Analsoft rays: 76 - 83; Vertebrae: 133 - 142
Biology
provided by Fishbase
Juveniles mesopelagic at 500 m.
Description
provided by World Register of Marine Species
Juveniles mesopelagic at 500 m.
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
- license
- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
Habitat
provided by World Register of Marine Species
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.
- license
- cc-by-4.0
- copyright
- WoRMS Editorial Board
