Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 78 - 84; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 77 - 78; Vertebrae: 55 - 57. Gadiform fish with single row of large irregular canine-like teeth in upper and lower jaws and a small triangular patch of minute teeth at symphysis of lower jaw (Ref. 31777). First dorsal fin origin behind pectoral insertion, first ray minute, second ray longest (Ref. 31777). Second dorsal fin occurs straight behind first, posterior fin rays longest (Ref. 31777).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gadiformes

Family: Moridae

Genus: Gadella

Species: Gadella brocca Paulin & Roberts, 1997

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathypelagic