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Argyripnus atlanticus Maul, 1952

Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal soft rays: 22 - 25. Whitish or yellowish, with thick sprinkling of black chromatophores in alcohol (Ref. 37473).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Stomiiformes

Family: Sternoptychidae

Genus: Argyripnus

Species: Argyripnus atlanticus Maul, 1952

Climate Zone

  • demersal

    • Location

  • Eastern Atlantic: Madeira and south of the Canary Islands. Western Atlantic: Bahamas and the Caribbean Sea. Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii.

    • Biology

    A pseudoceanic and benthopelagic species (Ref. 4462) found off oceanic islands and banks (Ref. 4739). Feeds on unidentified crustaceans (Ref. 4739). Spawning season unknown (Ref. 4739).

    Habitat

    demersal