Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 14.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Myctophiformes

Family: Myctophidae

Genus: Hintonia

Species: Hintonia candens Fraser-Brunner, 1949

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Oceanic and mesopelagic (Ref. 4066). Juveniles found in the upper 100 m (night), adults mainly below about 200 m (night).

Habitat

bathypelagic