Diagnostic Description
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Dark dorsum, silvery flanks; lower jaw symphysis, premaxilla and fin rays lacking pigment streaks (Ref. 3988).
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 13 - 16
- Recorder
- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Mesopelagic species, found at 250-600 m during the day and 100-500 m at night. Both juveniles and adults make short diel vertical migrations. Feed on small crustaceans.
- Recorder
- Drina Sta. Iglesia
Biology
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Mesopelagic species, found at 250-600 m during the day and 100-500 m at night (Ref. 4778, 58302). Both juveniles and adults make short diel vertical migrations (Ref. 4778). Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 4778). Adult photophore complement attained at about 20 mm SL (Ref. 4778). Spawns in spring and early summer (Ref. 37473).
