Description

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Stomiiformes

Family: Stomiidae

Genus: Odontostomias

Species: Odontostomias micropogon Norman, 1930

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Mesopelagic, at least in young stages; possibly benthopelagic when large. Occurs mostly close to the continental shelf.

Habitat

bathypelagic