Description

Dorsal spines (total): 1 - 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33 - 34; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 24 - 25.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lampriformes

Family: Veliferidae

Genus: Velifer

Species: Velifer hypselopterus Bleeker, 1879

Climate Zone

Biology

Rather rare.

Habitat

demersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless