original description
(of Paralepis risso Bonaparte, 1840) Bonaparte, C. L. (1840). Iconografia della fauna italica per le quattro classi degli animali vertebrati. <em>Tomo III. Pesci. Roma.</em> Fasc. 27-29, puntata 136-154, 10 pls.
page(s): fasc. 29, punt. 152, Pl. 124 (fig. 2) [details]
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2024). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Possibly pseudoceanic and mesopelagic. Occurs singly or in small schools. Feeds mainly on fish and shrimps. Spawns in continental slopes and in oceanic banks from northern through tropical to southern temperate waters. [details]
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