Ariomma melanum
Brown Driftfish
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Perciformes (Perciformes, Also Called the Acanthopteri)
Ariommatidae (Ariommatids)
Ariomma
Ariomma melanum (Brown Driftfish)
Description
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Characters
Elongate, slender, and moderately compressed body; relatively small eyes; relatively small scales; dark peritoneum; moderately blunt snout; porelike anterior naris; slitlike posterior naris; conical and slightly recurved jaw teeth; 9-11 gill rakers on upper limb and 18-20 on lower limb; head length 30%-32% SL; snout length 8%-10% SL; eye length 8%-9% SL; upper jaw length 8%-9% SL; pectoral fin length 21%-22% SL; pelvic fin length 11%-15% SL; body depth 24%-25% SL; pectoral fin with 21-23 rays; first dorsal fin triangular with 10 or 11 spines; second dorsal fin with 1 spine and 15-18 rays; anal fin with 3 spines and 13-16 rays; scales cover body and extend onto top of head to level of anterior margin of eye; 50-65 lateral line scales; 30 or 31 vertebrae
Dark brown to blackish; peritoneum darkly pigmented
Distribution
New York to the Caribbean Sea, including the northern Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Tropical and warm temperate Atlantic Ocean
Biology
300 mm TL
References
Ginsburg 1954
Haedrich 1967
Haedrich 1986d
Haedrich 2002c
Haedrich and Horn 1972
Shimizu 1983d
Robins and Ray 1986
Boschung 1992
Comments On Ariomma melanum