Diagnostic Description
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Dark in color with 2 white tissue patches behind the eye (Ref. 12204). Light organ at tip of lower jaw and long gill filaments not united at their bases (Ref. 12204). Branchiostegal rays: 8-9.
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Life Cycle
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Oviparous (Ref. 35760).
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 20; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 14 - 16; Vertebrae: 46 - 50
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Usually near coasts (Ref. 12204). Oviparous, with large mesopelagic larvae (Ref. 35760).
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- Cristina V. Garilao