Icosteus aenigmaticus Lockington, 1880
Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 52 - 55; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 34 - 40. Pectorals rounded, pedunculate (Ref. 6885). Generally of a chocolate color (Ref. 6885). Young more robust, with an expanded and rounded caudal fin, 5 pelvic rays, and a brown and yellow irregularly blotched with faint purple color, dusky on fins (Ref. 6885).
Common Names
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Teleostei
Order: Scombriformes
Family: Icosteidae
Genus: Icosteus
Species: Icosteus aenigmaticus Lockington, 1880
Climate Zone
Biology
Adults occur near bottom; juveniles in shallow water or offshore near the surface (Ref. 50277). Feeds on jellyfish (Ref. 50277), fishes and squids (Ref. 2850), as well as octopuses (Ref. 4525).
Habitat
bathypelagic
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated
Threat to Humans
Harmless