Diagnostic Description
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Black in color, slightly silvery laterally; fins dusky and with small black spots; distal portion of pectorals and pelvic fins colorless (Ref. 3991). Dorsal adipose fin present. Branchiostegal rays: 12-13 (Ref. 35800).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Life Cycle
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Oviparous (Ref. 35800).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 15; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 27 - 32; Vertebrae: 39 - 41
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Occur between 100-200 m and 500-800 m during the day and 25-600 m and 1,250-1,500 m at night. Feed on crustaceans and small fishes.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Meso- to bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). Occur between 100-200 m and 500-800 m at night and 25-600 m and 1,250-1,500 m during the day (Ref. 4463). Feed on crustaceans and small fishes (Ref. 4769). Photophores develop in fishes over 6-22 mm SL (Ref. 4769). Protandric hermaphrodite, oviparous with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35800). Minimum depth from Ref. 4463.
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
