Diagnostic Description
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Juveniles with vertical bands or dark blotches extending onto median fins; pectoral fins dusky, pelvic fins black (Ref. 4410).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
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): 8 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 29; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 23 - 25
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Adults are pelagic in oceanic waters. Juveniles found beneath jellyfish (Ref. 9563). Rare species. Macroplankton eaters (Ref. 10675). Performs seasonal migrations (Ref. 10675). Migrate to forage on the continental slope of South Island, New Zealand (Ref. 10675).
- Recorder
- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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Adults are pelagic in oceanic waters. Juveniles found beneath jellyfish (Ref. 9563), in epipelagic waters (Ref. 54802). Rare species with no commercial value (Ref. 54802).
Pelagic butterfish
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The pelagic butterfish, Schedophilus maculatus, is a medusafish of the genus Schedophilus found in all warm oceans. Its length is up to about 30 cm.
References
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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Pelagic butterfish: Brief Summary
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The pelagic butterfish, Schedophilus maculatus, is a medusafish of the genus Schedophilus found in all warm oceans. Its length is up to about 30 cm.
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