Diet
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Feeds on midwater fishes and crustaceans
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- Mary Kennedy [email]
Distribution
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41.4333°N to the Caribbean Sea including the Gulf of Mexico; from French Guiana to Brazil
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Habitat
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Fairly common in deep oceanic waters, usually living deeper than 500 m during the day. Smaller individuals migrate to the near-surface or even surface waters at night.
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Habitat
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nektonic
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