Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 96; Anal soft rays: 50; Vertebrae: 86. Belongs to the short-skulled species-group of Monognathus. Anterior dorsal fin-ray above vertebra number 4, five vertebrae between anus and anal fin, length of pectoral fins 9.5% and posterior urostyle filament 53% of total length.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Saccopharyngiformes

Family: Monognathidae

Genus: Monognathus

Species: Monognathus berteli Nielsen & Hartel, 1996

Climate Zone

Biology

Length measured from tip of snout to base of urostyle.

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Data deficient

Threat to Humans

Harmless