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Description

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Body moderately elongate. Pseudobranch present, with 6–7 filaments; gillrakers 3 + 7 + 5 (6), total 15–16; branchiostegal rays 14. Dorsal-fin rays 14–15, behind midpoint of body, followed by a small adipose fin; pectoral finrays 11 (12); pelvic finrays 8; Anal-fin rays 28–30 (21), anal fin origin a little in advance of dorsal fin origin. Swimbladder capacious. Vertebrae 39. Photophores (adult): SO 1, ORB 1, OP 3, BR 9 (10), IV 6 + 10, VAV 5 (6), AC (19) 20, OA 13; 14–15 AC over anal fin, 3–4 between last anal and first procurrent rays; VAV 4 over anus; last OA over VAV 3; 1 supra-caudal and 2 infra-caudal glands; no glandular masses associated with SO, ORB or OA. Color of back dark, flanks silver, a distinctive dark gular pigment patch; fin rays speckled.

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Distribution

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Temperate and subtropical Atlantic and Mediterranean.

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Growth

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Photophores develop in fishes over 18–35 mm SL

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Habitat

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Mesopelagic, usually associated with continental and island slopes, juveniles and adults at 400–700 m by day, 100–200 m by night; diel vertical migrations.

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Main Reference

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Badcock J. 1984. Gonostomatidae. pp. 284–301. In: P.J.P. Whitehead MLB, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen, and E. Tortonese editor. Fishes of the Northeastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. Paris: Unesco. p 1473 pp.

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Reproduction

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Hermaphroditic.

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Size

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To about 140 mm SL.

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Type locality

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Sicily [Mediterranean Sea].

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Type specimen(s)

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No types known.

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Diagnostic Description

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Dark dorsally, flanks silver; distinctive gular pigment patch (Ref. 3991). Dorsal adipose fin present.
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 28 - 31
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Trophic Strategy

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Occurs at depths of around 700 m but migrates vertically in search of food (Ref. 26335).
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Pascualita Sa-a
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Biology

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Exhibits diel vertical migrations, juveniles and adults in 400-700 m by day and 100-200 m by night (Ref. 4769). Photophores developing in fishes over 18-35 mm SL (Ref. 4769).
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Crispina B. Binohlan
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Importance

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fisheries: of no interest
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Crispina B. Binohlan
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Distribution

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Western Central Atlantic: 20°N - 5°S

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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Found at depths of 100 -700 m.

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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nektonic

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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Known from seamounts and knolls

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Stocks, K. 2009. Seamounts Online: an online information system for seamount biology. Version 2009-1. World Wide Web electronic publication.

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