| Family: |
Grammicolepididae (Grammicolepidids), subfamily: Grammicolepidinae |
| Max. size: |
64 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 300 - 1026 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Spain to the Gulf of Guinea and southward to Durban, South Africa. Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to off Suriname. North Pacific: Japan and Hawaii. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-34; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 33-35. Body silvery in color; young with irregular black blotches on body, black spots on caudal fin, and 5 black bars on anal fin (Ref. 4255). Gill rakers rudimentary. |
| Biology: |
Found in deep midwater or near bottom (Ref. 6749); benthopelagic (Ref. 52595). Caught by bottom trawl, bottom lines and drift gill net (Ref. 87951). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 April 2012 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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