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).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Paralepididae

Genus: Dolichosudis

Species: Dolichosudis fuliginosa Post, 1969

Climate Zone

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