Author: (Gilchrist and von Bonde, 1924)
Rhynchohyalus natalensis (Gilchrist and von Bonde, 1924)
Status in World Register of Marine Species:
Accepted name: Rhynchohyalus natalensis (Gilchrist and Von Bonde, 1924) (updated 2009-06-25)
Diagnosis: see genus. Size: to about 16 cm.
Habitat: taken from 500 to 600 m off Hawaii. Apparently not a diurnal vertical migrator. Food: no data. Reproduction: pelagic eggs and larvae.
Distribution: known only from Madeira (tuna stomach) in the area. Probably circumtropical.
Eggs, larvae and young stages. Bertelsen et al., 1965: 357, fig. 2.
Otoliths (sagitta). No data.