| Platytroctidae (Tubeshoulders) |
| 33 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
bathypelagic; depth range 37 - 1500 m |
| Western Pacific: Japan. Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada (52°N) to Baja California (27°N), and from Peru (16°S) to Chile (39°S). Also from the southeast Pacific (Ref. 2850). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 14-16; Vertebrae: 50-52. Branchiostegal rays: 8. |
| Mesopelagic at 300-900 m (Ref. 58302). Young migrate in association with Cyclothone signata to within 200 m of the surface at night and feed extensively on small crustaceans (Ref. 4525). Oviparous, with large mesopelagic larvae (Ref. 35760). |
|
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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