Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 51 - 57; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 11 - 13; Vertebrae: 88 - 92. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters (counts & % in parentheses for lectotype): no supraneural bones; dorsal-fin rays 51-57 (mode 52); total vertebrae 88-92 (91); pored lateral-line scales 79-89 (84); pre-dorsal scale rows 3-8 (8); head length 24-32 % (mean 30 %) of SL); pectoral-fin length 16-21 % (19 %) of SL; pre-dorsal-fin length 27-34 % (30 %) of SL; dorsal-fin base length 53-64 % (60 %) of SL; postorbital length 13-16 % (14 %) of SL; upper caudal-fin length 18-31 % (24 %) of SL (Ref. 109573).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Albuliformes

Family: Albulidae

Genus: Nemoossis

Species: Nemoossis belloci (Cadenat, 1937)

Climate Zone

Biology

Common on the continental slope (Ref. 2683). Found on muddy bottoms (Ref. 27121). Feeds on benthic copepods and polychaetes (Ref. 27637).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless