| Notosudidae (Waryfishes) |
| 36.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 70 - 2500 m, oceanodromous |
| North Atlantic: subarctic region to the subtropical latitudes. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 16-19; Vertebrae: 59-61 |
| Adults found between 500-800 m depth while the oceanic young stages between 70-200 m (Ref. 6689). Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). The young feeds mainly on copepods while the large ones on euphausiids, hyperiids and mesopelagic fishes. Adults undertake far-ranging feeding migrations (outside the spawning season) to the slope areas of Europe, North America and West Africa. Spawning probably occurs in midwater far offshore, with a concentration in the Sargasso Sea (Ref. 6689). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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