Blackbelly Snailfish

Pectoral fin deeply notched (Ref. 26773). Skin transparent; musculature pale, with scattered melanophores, especially dense near dorsal and anal fin base; mouth pale or light tan; gill cavity blackish; peritoneum and stomach black; pyloric caeca pale (Ref. 26773).

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 50 - 57; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 44 - 51; Vertebrae: 57 - 63

Minimum depth reported at 294 m (Ref. 50610).