Scalloped ribbonfish
| Zu cristatus (Bonelli, 1819) | ||||
| Family: | Trachipteridae (Ribbonfishes) |
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| Order: | Lampriformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Scalloped ribbonfish | |||
| Distribution: | Circumglobal in the tropical through temperate Mediterranean Sea, Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. | |||
| Adult biology: | 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). Maximum depth reported in Ref. 36610 is 90m. Other references should be looked for. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Total myomeres 62-70; myomeres in preflexion larvae 24-32+36-42, in flexion stage 28-37+30-38, and in postflexion-transformation stage 32-37+29-35; low myomere count; short gut; notochord flexion begins at a small size; by 42.8 mm, deep and scalloped ventral profile anterior to anus; spinous lateral line scales; characteristic pigment pattern throughout all stages. Pigmentation: Preflexion: by 3.7 mm, eye becoming pigmented, a few over brain, 3 dorsally, and 1 ventral postanal melanophore. Flexion: increasing over forehead to snout; increasing on head to nape; 5 dorsal patches; 2 ventral patches; over pelvic girdle; dorsally on gas bladder and gut. Postflexion-transformation: very fine over entire body surface; dorsal and ventral patches increase to 9-15 and 5-7, respectively; on caudal fin rays; on jaw; on cleithrum; increasing around anus. Juvenile: ventral to cleithrum; postanal dorsal and ventral patches form bars; pelagic juvenile pigment persists to at least 321 mm. Sequence of fin development: dorsal and pelvics, caudal, pectorals.. See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | deep-water | |||
| Main Ref: | Charter, S.R. and H.G. Moser. 1996. (Ref. 36610) | |||
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| Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Luna, Susan M. |
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