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Scalloped Ribbon Fish

Zu cristatus (Bonelli 1819)

Diagnostic Description

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Young silvery in color with around 6 vertical bars on dorsal part of body and 4 on ventral part; tail with around 6 complete black bars; caudal fin blackish, base of fin pale (Ref. 2713). Adults silver grey in color but paler ventrally; dorsal fin scarlet; caudal fin reddish black, darker distally (Ref. 2713).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Life Cycle

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Oviparous (Ref. 36610).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 120 - 150; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 0; Vertebrae: 62 - 69
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Trophic Strategy

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Oceanic and mesopelagic species. Feeds on small fishes and squids.
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Biology

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Oceanic (Ref. 26340) and mesopelagic species. Adults feed on small fishes and squids (Ref. 6392). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36610). Swim with head up (Ref. 36731). Maximum depth reported in Ref. 36610 is 90m. Other references should be looked for.
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Zu cristatus

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Zu cristatus, the scalloped ribbonfish, is a ribbonfish of the family Trachipteridae found circumglobally in all oceans at tropical latitudes, at depths down to 90 m. Its length is up to 118 cm.

In the past, the binomial name Trachypterus iris was misapplied to this fish.[2][3]

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Zu cristatus: Brief Summary

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Zu cristatus, the scalloped ribbonfish, is a ribbonfish of the family Trachipteridae found circumglobally in all oceans at tropical latitudes, at depths down to 90 m. Its length is up to 118 cm.

In the past, the binomial name Trachypterus iris was misapplied to this fish.

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Diet

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Adults feed on small fishes and squids

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Distribution

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Western Atlantic: 44°N to Bermuda

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Habitat

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oceanic and mesopelagic species

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Habitat

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