High-oceanic, found between 475-1000 m during the day; nyctoepipelagic at surface and down to 250 m ( maximum abundance at 100 m) (Ref. 4479).

Atlantic.

Atlantic Ocean: south of about 40°N to 30°S in the western Atlantic and to about 22°S in eastern Atlantic.

Atlantic: south of about 40° N to 30°S in the western Atlantic

Azores Exclusive Economic Zone, European waters (ERMS scope), Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, North West Atlantic

Maximum size: 61 mm SL

6.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4479))

bathypelagic; marine; depth range 250 - 1000 m (Ref. 4479)

nektonic

Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Nyctoepipelagic species; migrates from daytime depth of 475- 1000 m, found from surface to 250 m at night.

Known from seamounts and knolls

Depth range based on 85 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 84 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 1 - 2415
  Temperature range (°C): 3.164 - 24.532
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.122 - 34.674
  Salinity (PPS): 33.833 - 36.739
  Oxygen (ml/l): 1.958 - 5.969
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.028 - 2.111
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.799 - 27.851

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 1 - 2415

Temperature range (°C): 3.164 - 24.532

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.122 - 34.674

Salinity (PPS): 33.833 - 36.739

Oxygen (ml/l): 1.958 - 5.969

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.028 - 2.111

Silicate (umol/l): 0.799 - 27.851
 
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Depth: 250 - 1000m.
From 250 to 1000 meters.

Habitat: bathypelagic. Depth range during daytime is from 475-1000 m; nyctoepipelagic at surface and down to 250 m ( max. abundance at 100 m) (Ref. 4479).

High-oceanic, found between 475-1000 m during the day; nyctoepipelagic at surface and down to 250 m ( maximum abundance at 100 m) (Ref. 4479). Mesopelagic (Ref. 5951).

The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.


There is 1 barcode sequence available from BOLD and GenBank.   Below is the sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.  See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen.  Other sequences that do not yet meet barcode criteria may also be available.


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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Specimens with Barcodes: 61
Species With Barcodes: 1

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