Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 29 - 32. Black in color (Ref. 4056).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Lestidiidae

Genus: Macroparalepis

Species: Macroparalepis macrogeneion Post, 1973

Climate Zone

Biology

Mesopelagic species (Ref. 75154).

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless