Diagnostic Description
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Pale to dark brown in color (Ref. 6607). Teeth on upper jaw in three rows, median row enlarged, needle-like teeth; a pair of enlarged teeth near symphysis; lower jaw teeth biserial, inner row enlarged; vomerine and palatine teeth in a single row (Ref. 13608).
Migration
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Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 67 - 81; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 50 - 61
Trophic Strategy
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Oceanic, meso- (Ref. 6525) and bathypelagic (Ref. 58302).
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Biology
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Oceanic, meso- (Ref. 6525) and bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
Distribution
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Atlantic, Pacific and Indian: in tropical and temperate waters but rare in the temperate northeast Atlantic
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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oceanic and mesopelagic species
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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nektonic
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Habitat
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Known from seamounts and knolls
Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.
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