Description

Dorsal spines (total): 42 - 43; Dorsal soft rays (total): 54 - 56; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 44 - 45; Vertebrae: 104 - 105. Distance from snout to anus 1.75-1.8 times in SL; eye diameter 5.25-6.15; upper jaw 2.05-2.10 times in HL (Ref. 41692).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Trichiuridae

Genus: Aphanopus

Species: Aphanopus beckeri Parin, 1994

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia.

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

benthopelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless