| Family: |
Cyttidae (Lookdown dories) |
| Max. size: |
54 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 978 m |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: Walvis Ridge and from off Cape Town to Algoa Bay in South Africa. Indo-West Pacific: south coast of Australia and New Zealand. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 35-37; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 36-38. Adults silvery grey in color; juveniles (to 10 cm) silvery with brown blotches (Ref. 4253). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in offshore waters (Ref. 9258). Juveniles pelagic in surface waters (Ref. 9563). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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