Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 445 - 930 m (Ref. 122568). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Madagascar to Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 122568)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Anal soft rays: 27 - 28. This species is distinguished by the following characters: head length 2.7-3.2 (usually 2.9-3.0) in SL; mouth cavity uniformly black and snout shorter than orbit; D rayed pterygiophore pattern /1/1/1/1/1+1/1+1/1/; A 27-28 rays; developed gill rakers on first arch 14-16; pseudobranch moderate (20-23 elements); fins are pale (Ref. 122569).
Cross section: compressed.
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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