Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 35; Anal soft rays: 31; Vertebrae: 42. This species is distinguished by the following characters: mouth cleft is vertical, the lower margin of opercular flap horizontal; no coronal pore; thornlike teeth or stout pyramidal canines, not lanceolate; pectoral fin base far behind head and gill opening; short body; approximate numbers of vertebrae 42, dorsal fin rays 35, anal fin rays 31; interorbital width 9, mandible-anus 39, anus-anal fin 17, lower jaw 12% SL (Ref. 92437).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Cottoidei

Family: Liparidae

Genus: Aetheliparis

Species: Aetheliparis taurocanis Stein, 2012

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathypelagic