Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 23; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 22 - 24.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Stomiiformes

Family: Stomiidae

Genus: Opostomias

Species: Opostomias micripnus (Günther, 1878)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Mesopelagic species (Ref. 7300).

Habitat

bathypelagic