Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 153 - 174; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 69 - 72.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lampriformes

Family: Trachipteridae

Genus: Trachipterus

Species: Trachipterus fukuzakii Fitch, 1964

Climate Zone

Biology

Oceanic. Found at or near surface at night, deeper during the day. Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36610).

Habitat

oceanic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless