Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33 - 35; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 24; Vertebrae: 17 - 23. Body color dark-brown to black. Scales on body and head spineless. Scaleless areas above and behind the eye. Caudal fin rounded in young and juveniles, forked in adults. Attains 47 cm SL.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Bramidae

Genus: Eumegistus

Species: Eumegistus illustris Jordan & Jordan, 1922

Climate Zone

Biology

Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 129050.

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless