Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 29; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 20 - 23. Adults greyish black in color (Ref. 6622). Tip of pelvic fin reaching origin of anal fin (Ref. 13608).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Trachichthyiformes

Family: Diretmidae

Genus: Diretmichthys

Species: Diretmichthys parini (Post & Quéro, 1981)

Climate Zone

Biology

Juveniles found near the surface; adults mesopelagic below 500 m (Ref. 27121). May occur at depths greater than 2,000 m (Ref. 6536). Feed on small crustaceans and planktonic organisms (Ref. 27121). Breed all year round (Ref. 6744). Minimum depth range taken from Ref. 27000.

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless