Icosteus aenigmaticus
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Young (above) and adult Icosteus aenigmaticus |
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Icosteus aenigmaticus is a representative of the perch relatives (Percomorphaceae) that grows over two meters in length. He is systematically isolated and belongs to his own family .
The animals occur in the North Pacific from Japan via Alaska to southern California at depths of 0 to 1420 meters and eat fish , cephalopods and jellyfish . The fish live close to the ground, the juvenile fish in flatter regions.
features
Icosteus aenigmaticus has a narrow body of chocolate brown color. The fins do not have hard rays. Adult animals lack ventral fins , they have no scales or scales that have grown into the skin.
Fin formula : dorsal 52–55, anal 34–40
literature
- Joseph S. Nelson : Fishes of the World. 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken NJ et al. 2006, ISBN 0-471-25031-7 .
- Catherine W. Mecklenburg: Family Icosteidae Jordan & Gilbert 1880. Ragfishes (= Annotated Checklists of Fishes. No. 14, ISSN 1545-150X ). California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco CA 2003, ( digital version (PDF; 38 kB) ).
Web links
Commons : Icosteus aenigmaticus - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Icosteidae on Fishbase.org (English)
- Icosteus aenigmaticus on Fishbase.org (English)