Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). Oceanic (Ref. 4066), found between 300-600 m during the day and between 50-300 m at night, exhibiting size stratification with depth (Ref. 4479). Reach sexual maturity at a length of 3 cm (Ref. 47377).

Azores Exclusive Economic Zone, European waters (ERMS scope), Gulf of Maine, Gulf of Mexico, Mozambique, New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone, North West Atlantic, Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone, South Africa (country), Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone

Eastern Atlantic: Morocco to Namibia. Western Atlantic: Canada to Argentina. Indian Ocean: 0°-34°S west of 70°E and 80°E, at 38°S, 100°E. Western Pacific: south of 20°S, west of 170°W and in Tasman Sea; centrally between 30°N and 7°S. Eastern Pacific: between 25°N and 15°S (Ref. 4775). South China Sea (Ref.74511).

Canada to Argentina

Circumglobal in tropical through temperate seas, including Hawaiian islands, but not Eastern Pacific.

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 14; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 12 - 14

Maximum size: 66 mm SL

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

bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 50 - 600 m (Ref. 4479)

nektonic

Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found at depths of 50- 600 m.

Known from seamounts and knolls

Depth range based on 421 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 396 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 1 - 3600
  Temperature range (°C): 1.870 - 27.156
  Nitrate (umol/L): 0.122 - 35.563
  Salinity (PPS): 33.833 - 36.622
  Oxygen (ml/l): 2.742 - 6.141
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.028 - 2.491
  Silicate (umol/l): 0.798 - 87.010

Graphical representation

Depth range (m): 1 - 3600

Temperature range (°C): 1.870 - 27.156

Nitrate (umol/L): 0.122 - 35.563

Salinity (PPS): 33.833 - 36.622

Oxygen (ml/l): 2.742 - 6.141

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.028 - 2.491

Silicate (umol/l): 0.798 - 87.010
 
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Depth: 50 - 600m.
From 50 to 600 meters.

Habitat: bathypelagic. Oceanic and mesopelagic (Ref. 4066), found between 300-600 m during the day and between 50-300 m at night, exhibiting size stratification with depth. Sexually mature from about 3 cm. Spawns mainly in spring to summer in Bermuda (Ref. 4775).

Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.

Oceanic (Ref. 4066), found between 300-600 m during the day and between 50-300 m at night, exhibiting size stratification with depth (Ref. 4479).

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 27
Species With Barcodes: 1

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