Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 197; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 106 - 111.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lampriformes

Family: Trachipteridae

Genus: Desmodema

Species: Desmodema lorum Rosenblatt & Butler, 1977

Climate Zone

Biology

Oceanic. Adults are epipelagic to upper mesopelagic (Ref. 36610). Young live near surface. Adults probably occur in deeper water. Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36610).

Habitat

oceanic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless