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Main identification features no blue bars height dorsal fin less than body depth pectoral: rigid, cannot fold to side Anterior dorsal rays elevated into triangular peak, remainder of fin very low; height of front lobe of first dorsal fin smaller than greatest body depth; first dorsal fin rays 34-43; second dorsal fin rays 5-7; first anal fin rays 10-14; second anal fin rays 6-7; pectoral rays 12-20; pectoral fins rigid and cannot be folded close to body; pelvic fins filamentous, shorter than pectoral fins. Dark blue dorsally and silvery white ventrally; usually no blotches or dark bars on body in adults; first dorsal fin blackish to dark blue; other fins dark brown tinged with blue. Size: to 500 cm; all-tackle world record 708 Kg. Habitat: pelagic, oceanic. Depth: 0-100 m. Tropical and temperate Indo-Pacific and eastern Atlantic; southern California to the SW and NE Gulf of California to Peru and the oceanic islands. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California); Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); South Temperate (Peruvian Province ). Depth Range Max: 100 m. Depth Range Min: 0 m. Diet: octopus/squid/cuttlefish; bony fishes; Pelagic crustacea. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=33; Southern limit=-5; Western limit=-118; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=38; Longitudinal range=40. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Pelagic. Global Endemism: All Pacific (West + Central + East); Indo-Pacific only (Indian + Pacific Oceans); TEP non-endemic; "Transpacific" (East + Central &/or West Pacific); All species. Habitat: Water column. Inshore Offshore: Offshore; Offshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 500 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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References

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Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page.