Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 14. Scales only on lateral line and caudal region; head long, greatest body depth behind head region; branchiostegals 14; pectoral fin short not reaching dorsal fin; pectoral fin short and not reaching anal vent; dorsal fin origin just posterior to vertical with pelvic fin base; caudal fin deeply forked; iris of eye peacock blue; both jaws with strong canine teeth, none on vomer; when fresh white (Ref. 106147).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Aulopiformes

Family: Synodontidae

Genus: Harpadon

Species: Harpadon mortenseni Hardenberg, 1933

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

demersal