Description

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Common Names

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Storøjet skulderlysfisk , Danish , Denmark

Grootoog glaskopvis , Dutch , Netherlands

Bigeye searsid , English , UK

Bigeye searsid , English , UK

Marangi , Icelandic , Iceland

大眼平肩光魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

大眼平肩光鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Alepocephaliformes

Family: Platytroctidae

Genus: Holtbyrnia

Species: Holtbyrnia macrops Maul, 1957

Climate Zone

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benthopelagic

Location

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Biology

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Bathypelagic to benthopelagic in the northern parts of range, occurring from 300-1,000 m in the daytime, but as shallow as 100-120 m at night (Ref. 4461).

Habitat

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benthopelagic