Diagnostic Description
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This species is distinguished by the following characters: anal fn is entirely behind the dorsal fin; multiserial teeth on premaxillary, maxillary, and dentary; predorsal scale rows > 70; longitudinal scale rows > 110; dorsal to lateral line scale row > 15; anal to lateral line scale rows > 17; branchiostegal rays 7; dorsal-fn rays < 15; precaudal vertebrae < 30; epurals 2; the lengths of head, snout, upper and lower jaws, orbit diameter, dorsal and anal fn bases are relatively short against standard length (Ref. 123515).
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 11 - 12
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
Distribution
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Currently only known from Suruga Bay at depths deeper than 2100 m.
Fujiwara, Y.; Kawato, M.; Poulsen, J. Y.; Ida, H.; Chikaraishi, Y.; Ohkouchi, N.; Oguri, K.; Gotoh, S.; Ozawa, G.; Tanaka, S.; Miya, M.; Sado, T.; Kimoto, K.; Toyofuku, T.; Tsuchida, S. (2021). Discovery of a colossal slickhead (Alepocephaliformes: Alepocephalidae): an active-swimming top predator in the deep waters of Suruga Bay, Japan. Scientific Reports. 11(1): 2490.
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