Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Lestidiidae

Genus: Lestidiops

Species: Lestidiops affinis (Ege, 1930)

Climate Zone

Biology

Oceanic species (Ref. 26340) occurring from the surface (young) to about 2,000 m depth (Ref. 4473).

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless