Description

Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 14; Vertebrae: 28. This species is distinguished by the following: LL pattern type 3; cheek scale rows 5-6; oblique body scale rows in the mid-lateral series about 45; dorsal fin with interradial membranes between second spine; first soft ray black distally (Ref. 119093).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Eupercaria/misc

Family: Cepolidae

Genus: Owstonia

Species: Owstonia dorypterus (Fowler, 1934)

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathydemersal