Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 400 - 503 m (Ref. 96155). Tropical
Western Pacific from Taiwan to Coral Sea and Vanuatu;
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 96155)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 9; Anal soft rays: 29 - 30; Vertebrae: 31. This species is distinguished by the following characters: oral cavity lightly colored; body slender (SL at least 4.5 as great as body depth); SL approximately three times as great as the head length; praeoperculum with smooth free margin; A 29-30; developed gill filaments 16-17, the largest 12.1-14.0% times as long as head (Ref. 96155).
Cross section: compressed.
Minimum depth from Ref. 122568..
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Prokofiev, A.M., 2014. Taxonomy and distribution of deepsea herring (Bathyclupeidae) in oceans. J. Ichthyol. 54(8):493-500. (Ref. 122568)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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