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Aristostomias scintillans (Gilbert, 1915)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21 - 25; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 25 - 29; Vertebrae: 54 - 58. Caudal fin small; pelvic fins free of membranes (Ref. 6885). Body and head black; luminous organs attached to head reputed to be colored; barbel bulb pink; subocular red; postocular green (Ref. 6885).

Common Names

  • Loosejaw , English , Canada
  • Shining loosejaw , English , Canada
  • Shiny loosejaw , English , UK
  • Shiny loosejaw , English , USA
  • 閃亮奇巨口魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 闪亮奇巨口鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Stomiiformes

    Family: Stomiidae

    Genus: Aristostomias

    Species: Aristostomias scintillans (Gilbert, 1915)

    Climate Zone

  • bathypelagic

    • Location

  • Eastern Pacific: southern British Columbia, Canada to central Baja California, Mexico (Ref. 2850), including the Bering Sea (Ref. 35921).

    • Biology

    Feed on crustaceans (Ref. 4525). Probably spawn in spring (Ref. 35921). Apparently, undergo diurnal migration (Ref. 35921). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35921).

    Habitat

    bathypelagic