Description

Dorsal spines (total): 2. Large, soft head inflated. Sensory canals on head with small pores. Dorsally scaleless snout extend to the level of the anterior nostril. Rudimentary barbel, less than 3% of head length (HL); orbit diameter about 28% HL; snout much longer than orbit, about 1.1 into the broad interorbital. Light organ poorly developed and visible only as a small, naked, black projection in front of the anus. Second spinous ray of first dorsal fin smooth. 1D II,9 (Ref. 11651).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gadiformes

Family: Macrouridae

Genus: Kumba

Species: Kumba dentoni Marshall, 1973

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Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathydemersal