Body fusiform; mouth moderate, oblique; pseudobranch present; gill rakers on first arch 22–31 (geographical variation). Branchiostegal rays 10, 3 on epihyal. Dorsal-fin rays 11 (9–12); pectoral-fin rays 17–19; pelvic fin-rays 7; anal finrays 22–28; dorsal origin in advance of anal-fin origin; anus near anal fin origin; dorsal adipose fin present. Vertebrae 33–35. Swimbladder well developed, gas–filled, euphysoclistous. Scales deciduous.
Photophores (adult): ORB l; OP 3, OP3 single; BR (6); IP (6); VAV (6); AC in 3 groups as 2 long groups preceded by a single, elevated photophore: 1 + (14–17) + (89) = 23–27; PV (12–13); OA (2) + 5; SO present.
Body silver with dark back bearing light brown dorso–lateral undulating strip and a pigment extension ventrally at procurrent rays; anterior two dorsal-fin rays, dorsalmost pectoral-fin ray and outer 2 or 3 caudal-fin rays pigmented; snout and bones of jaw transparent with characteristic pigment spots.
Vertebrae 33–35, usually 34. Gill rakers 25–30, usually 26–28. AC photophores 23–27, usually 25. Pectoral-fin rays 17–19. Head 29–32% SL, eye 10–11.5% SL, upper jaw 16–19% SL, maximum body depth at pectoral fin base 23–26.5% SL. Stomach and hind portion of intestine intensely pigmented.
Mediterranean Sea and adjacent part of eastern North Atlantic along the slopes of southern Europe and north–western Africa (Portugal to Senegal), also off Azores and adjoining seamounts.
Mesopelagic to benthopelagic, upper continental slopes.
Parin N, Kobyliansky S. 1996. Diagnoses and distribution of fifteen species recognized in genus Maurolicus Cocco (Sternoptychidae, Stomiiformes) with a key to their identification. Cybium 20(2):185–195.
To at least 48 mm SL.
What little data exists for species of the genus suggest that copepods and euphausiids are the predominant prey item.
Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels esternoptíquids.[4]
És un peix marí, d'aigües fondes i batipelàgic.[5]
Es troba a l'Atlàntic nord-oriental: les illes Açores.[5][6]
És inofensiu per als humans.[5]
Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus és una espècie de peix pertanyent a la família dels esternoptíquids.
Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Maurolicus. It lives in deep-water environments in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean.[2]
Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Maurolicus. It lives in deep-water environments in the Northeast Atlantic Ocean.
Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus Maurolicus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Sternoptychidae familian sailkatzen da.
Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus Maurolicus generoko animalia da. Arrainen barruko Sternoptychidae familian sailkatzen da.
Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus is een straalvinnige vissensoort uit de familie van diepzeebijlvissen (Sternoptychidae).[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1838 door Cocco.
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