Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 31. Black in color with dusky pigmentation on median fins; pectoral and pelvic fins are colorless (Ref. 3988).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Stomiiformes

Family: Phosichthyidae

Genus: Yarrella

Species: Yarrella blackfordi Goode & Bean, 1896

Climate Zone

Biology

Mesopelagic, adults found in 500-700 m depth (Ref. 4470). Living on or near the bottom, probably moves in schools (Ref. 37473).

Habitat

bathypelagic

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless