Bathypelagic; marine; depth range ? - 90 m (Ref. 36610)
Climate / Range
Deep-water
Eastern Atlantic: Guinea to Angola, South Africa, Madeira, Azores, including the Mediterranean. Western Atlantic: Bermuda and northeastern Gulf of Mexico to Florida, USA and Cuba (Ref. 7251). Reported off the Guianas (Ref. 13608). Throughout Indo-Pacific. Eastern Pacific: California, USA to Peru and the Galapagos Islands (Ref. 2850). Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Short description
Dorsalspines
(total): 0;
Dorsalsoft rays
(total): 120 - 150;
Analspines: 0;
Analsoft rays: 0;
Vertebrae: 62 - 69. Young silvery in color with around 6 vertical bars on dorsal part of body and 4 on ventral part; tail with around 6 complete black bars; caudal fin blackish, base of fin pale (Ref. 2713). Adults silver grey in color but paler ventrally; dorsal fin scarlet; caudal fin reddish black, darker distally (Ref. 2713).
Oceanic (Ref. 26340) and mesopelagic species. Adults feed on small fishes and squids (Ref. 6392). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36610). Swim with head up (Ref. 36731).
