| Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths) |
| 7.6 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range 200 - 5301 m |
| Widely distributed in all Atlantic, tropical and austral Indian and Pacific Oceans (Ref. 4463). Southern Ocean: probably circum-Antarctic between the Antarctic Polar Front and the Antarctic continental shelf (Ref. 5162). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-20. Brown to brown-black in color; dense stellate pigment over head, body and fins (Ref. 3991). |
| An oceanic, deep mesopelagic to bathypelagic species (Ref. 4769). Precise depth range dependent upon developmental stage, latitude, season (Ref. 4769). Doest not exhibit diel vertical migrations (Ref. 4769). A non-seasonal breeder with no recognizable age-cohorts (Ref. 82363). Feeds mainly on copepods (Ref. 4769). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 22 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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