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Main identification features
- oval
- 2nd dorsal fin : 23-28 anal fin has 23-28 rays
- adult -yellow + dark lines
- teeth same size both jaws
- pectoral pointed
- juvenile - translucent, silvery
Dorsal rays IX-XI, 23-28; anal rays III, 23-28; pectoral rays 17-20, fin pointed; pelvic fins present; gill rakers on first arch 8-9 + 20; body oval; snout blunt; upper and lower teeth same size; second dorsal and anal fins higher than spinous dorsal; tail fin forked with somewhat rounded lobes; scales very tiny.
Young are translucent whitish with silvery head and abdomen; adults yellowish with dark longitudinal lines on side.
Size: grows to at least 20 cm.
Inhabits surface layers of the high seas; young are associated with drifting jellyfish and floating Sargassum.
Depth: 0-550 m.
Worldwide in temperate and tropical seas. Costa Rica to Ecuador, Cocos, Malpelo and the Galapagos.
Attributes
Abundance: Common.
Cites: Not listed.
Climate Zone: Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ).
Depth Range Max: 550 m.
Depth Range Min: 0 m.
Diet: pelagic jellyfish/ctenophores; zooplankton; bony fishes; pelagic fish larvae; pelagic fish eggs.
Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=11; Southern limit=-5; Western limit=-93; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=16; Longitudinal range=15.
Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva.
Feeding Group: Carnivore; Planktivore.
FishBase Habitat: Bathypelagic.
Global Endemism: Circumtropical ( Indian + Pacific + Atlantic Oceans); East Pacific + Atlantic (East +/or West); Transisthmian (East Pacific + Atlantic of Central America); East Pacific + all Atlantic (East+West); TEP non-endemic; All species.
Habitat: Jellyfish; Water column; Flotsam.
Inshore Offshore: Offshore; Offshore Only.
IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed.
Length Max: 20 cm.
Regional Endemism: Island (s); Continent; Continent + Island (s); Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) non-endemic; Eastern Pacific non-endemic; All species.
Residency: Resident.
Salinity: Marine; Marine Only.
Water Column Position: Mid Water; Near Surface; Surface; Water column only;
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- Ahlstrom , E. H. , Butler , J. L..and Sumida, B. Y., 1976., Pelagic stromateoid fishes (Pisces, Perciformes) of the eastern Pacific: Kinds, distributions and early life histories and observations on five of these from the northwest Atlantic., Bull. Mar. Sci., 26:285-402.
- Cuvier , G. and Valenciennes, A., 1833., Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome neuvième. Suite du livre neuvième. Des Scombéroïdes., Histoire Naturelle Des Poissons, 9:1-512.
- Fischer , W. , Krup , F. , Schneider , W. , Sommer , C. , Carpenter , K. E. and Niem, V. H., 1995., Guia FAO para la Identificacion de Especies de para los fines de la Pesca. Pacifico Centro-Oriental. Volumen III. Vertebrados - Parte 2., FAO3:1201-1813.
- Grove , J.S. and Lavenberg, R. J., 1997., The fishes of the Galápagos islands., Stanford University Press:863 pp.
- Hunter, J. R. and Mitchell, C. T., 1966., Association of fishes with flotsam in the offshore waters of Central America., Fishery Bulletin, 66:13-29.
- Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2.
- Meek , S.E. and Hildebrand, S.F., 1925., The marine fishes of Panama. Part II., Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Zool. Ser. Publ., XV:331-707.
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