Holcomycteronus profundissimus (Roule, 1913)
Description
Robust body with rounded snout; eye diameter much shorter than snout; opercular spine strong; 2 median and a pair of basibranchial tooth patches; 7-11 developed rakers on anterior gill arch; pelvic fin rays flattened distally and somewhat thicker in males (Ref. 34024).
Common Names
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae
Genus: Holcomycteronus
Species: Holcomycteronus profundissimus (Roule, 1913)
Climate Zone
Location
Biology
Rare species (Ref. 34024). Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
Habitat
bathydemersal