Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 5 - 6; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 35 - 39.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Scopelarchidae

Genus: Lagiacrusichthys

Species: Lagiacrusichthys macropinna (Bussing & Bussing, 1966)

Climate Zone

Biology

Oceanic, mesopelagic or bathypelagic species (Ref. 6601).

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless