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Threadfin Slickhead

Talismania bifurcata (Parr 1951)

Diagnostic Description

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Branchiostegal rays: 7-8.

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Life Cycle

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Oviparous (Ref. 35724).

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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 24; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 17 - 24; Vertebrae: 43 - 50

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Biology

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Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 7300). Oviparous, with mesopelagic eggs and larvae, or probably in deeper waters (Ref. 35724).

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Recorder: Pascualita Sa-a

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