| Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths) |
| 2.9 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.4 cm SL (female) |
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bathypelagic; depth range 25 - 4938 m |
| Circumglobal. Atlantic Ocean: scattered records from Iceland (Ref. 12462) to the tropical region (Ref. 4769); off Saldanha, South Africa (Ref. 3991). Western Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559), Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6993), Australia (Ref. 7300). Southeast Pacific: Peru (Ref. 45845). South China Sea (Ref.74511) |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-20 |
| Oceanic (Ref. 4769). Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302, 75154) and bathypelagic (Ref. 5951). Does not exhibit diel vertical migrations (Ref. 4769). Lipid content is 5.3 % in fresh body weight and wax ester is 54.0 % in total lipids (Ref. 9193). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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