Dolichosudis fuliginosa Post, 1969

Description


Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 38; Vertebrae: 104. Body overall dark brown, darkest on dorsum and lateral line region; no saddle-like blotches on body (Ref. 13608).

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Paralepididae

Genus: Dolichosudis

Species: Dolichosudis fuliginosa Post, 1969

Climate Zone


  • bathypelagic
  • Location


  • Eastern Atlantic: Gulf of Guinea. Western Atlantic: off Suriname (Ref. 13608) and the continental slope of Brazil.
  • Biology


    Recorded from below 600 m. All species of this family are supposed to be hermaphrodites.

    Habitat


    bathypelagic

    Conservation Status


    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans


    Harmless