Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 5 - 9. Head and body silvery in color with 24-60 dark sub vertical bands; dorsal and caudal fins crimson in color (Ref. 4165). Dorsal fin with 310-392 soft rays.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Lampriformes

Family: Lophotidae

Genus: Eumecichthys

Species: Eumecichthys fiski (Günther, 1890)

Climate Zone

Location

• Probably worldwide. Western Atlantic: southeastern Florida in USA. Southeast Atlantic: False Bay, South Africa (Ref. 4165). Northwest Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559). Eastern Central Pacific: Hawaii and Mexico (Ref. 4165). Indian Ocean: India (Ref. 4165).

Biology

A rare (Ref. 4165), mesopelagic species found at 1,000 m depth (Ref. 5213).

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless