Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 142 - 147. Adult specimens preserved in alcohol are tan in color; front of head with triangular dark area extending onto lips and gular region; posterior dorsal rays black; caudal fin black, base of fin pale (Ref. 2713).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lampriformes

Family: Trachipteridae

Genus: Zu

Species: Zu elongatus Heemstra & Kannemeyer, 1984

Climate Zone

Biology

Mesopelagic species (Ref. 27121).

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless