Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 28 - 31; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 28 - 32.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Zeiformes

Family: Zeniontidae

Genus: Zenion

Species: Zenion leptolepis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)

Climate Zone

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Not Evaluated

Threat to Humans

Harmless