Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Lestidiidae

Genus: Macroparalepis

Species: Macroparalepis brevis Ege, 1933

Climate Zone

Biology

Feeds mainly on planktonic organisms, rarely on small fishes (Ref. 5759).

Habitat

oceanic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless