Description

Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33 - 35; Anal spines: 3 - 4; Anal soft rays: 30 - 33. Body grey, fins dark (Ref. 6548).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Zeiformes

Family: Oreosomatidae

Genus: Neocyttus

Species: Neocyttus rhomboidalis Gilchrist, 1906

Climate Zone

Biology

Inhabit continental slopes (Ref. 9563), forming large shoals over rough ground near pinnacles and canyons (Ref. 6390). Juveniles are pelagic and tend to be dispersed over smooth grounds (Ref. 6390). Feed on salps, fish, crustaceans and squid (Ref. 27230). Eggs float near the surface and larvae also inhabit surface waters (Ref. 6390).

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless