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Gadella imberbis (Vaillant, 1888)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 57 - 63; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 54 - 62. Head short; snout blunt, rounded; pectoral fins extending far beyond the anal fin origin; filamentous ray of pelvic fins extending slightly beyond the anal fin origin; color is dark; roof of mouth with dark anchor-shaped pigment pattern (Ref. 1371).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Gadiformes

Family: Moridae

Genus: Gadella

Species: Gadella imberbis (Vaillant, 1888)

Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Western Atlantic: widespread in tropical waters, including the Caribbean, east coast of America between 40°N and 30°S (Ref. 47377). Eastern Atlantic: apparently more restricted, from Cape Verde to about 11°S. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).

    • Biology

    Often rather abundant on the upper slope (Ref. 1371).

    Habitat

    benthopelagic