Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 24.

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Myctophiformes

Family: Myctophidae

Genus: Gonichthys

Species: Gonichthys barnesi Whitley, 1943

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Oceanic and mesopelagic, found between 425-1000 m during the day and from 0-175 m at night.

Habitat

bathypelagic