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Grammicolepididae (Grammicolepidids) > Grammicolepidinae
Etymology: Grammicolepis: Greek, grammikos = geometrically + Greek, lepis = scale (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Poey.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina batypelagisk; djupintervall 300 - 1026 m (Ref. 4517), usually 500 - 700 m (Ref. 52595). Deep-water; 42°N - 37°S, 80°W - 154°W
Eastern Atlantic: Spain to the Gulf of Guinea and southward to Durban, South Africa. Western Atlantic: Georges Bank to off Suriname. North Pacific: Japan and Hawaii.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 64.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4255)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 6 - 7; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 32 - 34; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 2; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 33 - 35. Body silvery in color; young with irregular black blotches on body, black spots on caudal fin, and 5 black bars on anal fin (Ref. 4255). Gill rakers rudimentary.
Found in deep midwater or near bottom (Ref. 6749); benthopelagic (Ref. 52595). Caught by bottom trawl, bottom lines and drift gill net (Ref. 87951).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
Karrer, C., 1990. Grammicolepididae. p. 634-636. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 4503)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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