Species
Least Concernpärlemorfisk
SPECIES
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderStomiiformes
- FamilySternoptychidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded1,197
Dorsal-fin rays 9; anal-fin rays 12; pectoral-fin rays 10–11; total gill rakers (rarely 15) 16–17; vertebrae 36–37(rarely 38). Large species, often exceeding 70 mm SL; body deep, depth at end of dorsal usually more than 1.5 times into SL; first preanal photophore with pointed dorsal margin: dorsal spine high, its height nearly one-half its length; post-temporal spines well developed; postabdominal spines nearly equal, anteriormost spine curves smoothly forward; lower preopercle spine long, curving forward, upper very short; jaws large; teeth recurved with two large canines in lower jaw and a somewhat smaller pair in the upper jaw; pigment diffuse over whole of trunk; no marked midline pigment spots; less marked concentration of pigment in caudal peduncle; dark pigment present on outermost caudal rays (this often lost in handling) .
via GBIF