Ariomma bondi Fowler, 1930

Description


Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 15.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Scombriformes

Family: Ariommatidae

Genus: Ariomma

Species: Ariomma bondi Fowler, 1930

Climate Zone


  • Subtropical
  • Location


  • Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Maine, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to Uruguay. Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Angola (Ref. 5512).
  • Biology


    Occurs chiefly on the continental shelf, mostly on muddy bottoms (Ref. 2683). Juveniles occur in surface waters. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans. Forms large schools (Ref. 36543). Adults are demersal or bathypelagic (Ref. 47377).

    Habitat


    demersal