Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 91 - 93; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 44 - 47; Vertebrae: 98 - 100. Second anal fin spine stout and spur-like. Body dark brown, becoming lighter ventrally; the opercle black, inside of the mouth and gill cavities black.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Trichiuridae

Genus: Lepidopus

Species: Lepidopus calcar Parin & Mikhailin, 1982

Climate Zone

Biology

Maximum standard length recorded only from 3 specimens.

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless