Diagnostic Description
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Head, fins and belly black; body paler, a dusky white, with small pigment spots (Ref. 12204). Lacks an adhesive disc and pelvic fins (Ref. 12204).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 58 - 63; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 54 - 58
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Probably feeds on comb jellies, cnidarians, salps and crustaceans (Ref. 12204).
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Probably feeds on comb jellies, cnidarians, salps and crustaceans (Ref. 12204). Spawning believed to occur almost year round (Ref. 12204).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Diet
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Probably feeds on comb jellies, cnidaria, salps and crustaceans
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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Distribution
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Western Atlantic: Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada south to the Gulf of Mexico
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Habitat
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Found at depths of 150-1207m, attaches to substrate with ventral adhesive disk.
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Habitat
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benthic
North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)
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