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Blackring Waryfish

Scopelosaurus meadi Bertelsen, Krefft & Marshall 1976

Diagnostic Description

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Body translucent greyish; above lateral line densely marked with melanophores; innermost pelvic rays black (Ref. 6602).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 17 - 20
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Biology

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Young epipelagic to mesopelagic; adults benthopelagic on slopes in about 500 m (6602). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
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Importance

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fisheries: of no interest
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