Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 69 - 80. Adults dark brown, juveniles transparent with black blotches along body and fins (Ref. 5528).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ateleopodiformes

Family: Ateleopodidae

Genus: Guentherus

Species: Guentherus altivela Osório, 1917

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Inhabits upper continental slopes (Ref. 27121). Benthic (Ref. 51024). Feeds on fishes (Ref. 6717).

Habitat

bathydemersal