Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Trachichthyiformes

Family: Diretmidae

Genus: Diretmoides

Species: Diretmoides veriginae Kotlyar, 1987

Climate Zone

Location

• Eastern Indian Ocean: Mentawai range of the Andaman. Western Pacific: Timor and South China seas.

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless