Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 8; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21; Vertebrae: 54 - 55. Adipose very slender; pectorals small; pelvic fins large and expanded (Ref. 6885). Brown dorsally, lighter below (Ref. 6885). Brown dorsally, lighter below (Ref. 6885). Branchiostegal rays: 8 (Ref. 35929).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Scopelarchidae

Genus: Benthalbella

Species: Benthalbella dentata (Chapman, 1939)

Climate Zone

Location

• Northeast Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to Baja California, Mexico. Northwest Pacific: Japan and the Sea of Okhotsk.

Biology

Synchronous hermaphrodites (Ref. 35929). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 35929).

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless