Description

Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18 - 21; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Chiasmodontidae

Genus: Kali

Species: Kali macrura (Parr, 1933)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

All adult specimens have been taken in hauls to depths exceeding 1,000 m. Gargaropteron-stage specimens unknown (Ref. 6944).

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless