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Summary for Centrolophus niger Larvae
Blackfish

Centrolophus  niger  (Gmelin, 1789)
Family:	Centrolophidae (Medusafishes)
Order:	Perciformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	Blackfish
Distribution:	North Atlantic: Nova Scotia and Grand Banks (Canada) to Massachusetts, USA (Ref. 7251). Also known from the Northeast Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Southeast Atlantic and Indian Ocean: South Africa and Australia (including New South Wales). Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Southern Ocean. Antitropical.
Adult biology:	An oceanic, epipelagic or mesopelagic species (Ref. 6942). Juveniles occurring in surface waters (Ref. 4542) and associated with pelagic medusas and salps (Ref. 4410), adults found deeper (Ref. 4542). May form small schools. Appears to feed on whatever is available, small fish, squid, large pelagic crustaceans, and other plankton (Ref. 4542).
Diagnosis:	Number of finrays: D 39; A 25; V 6. On the primordial fin there are dorsal and ventral black spots along the body as well as in the caudal region. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	deep-water; 68°N - 55°S
Main Ref:	Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65)
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	Checked: Giovanardi, Otello	Modified: Luna, Susan M.	Entered: Papasissi, Christine

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. urostyle)

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