Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 120 - 150; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 62 - 69. Young silvery in color with around 6 vertical bars on dorsal part of body and 4 on ventral part; tail with around 6 complete black bars; caudal fin blackish, base of fin pale (Ref. 2713). Adults silver grey in color but paler ventrally; dorsal fin scarlet; caudal fin reddish black, darker distally (Ref. 2713).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lampriformes

Family: Trachipteridae

Genus: Zu

Species: Zu cristatus (Bonelli, 1819)

Climate Zone

Biology

Oceanic (Ref. 26340) and mesopelagic species. Adults feed on small fishes and squids (Ref. 6392). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36610). Swim with head up (Ref. 36731). Maximum depth reported in Ref. 36610 is 90m. Other references should be looked for.

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless