Scientific Name
Porichthys plectrodon
Common Name
Atlantic midshipman
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 2;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 35-36;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 32 - 33. Branchiostegal photophore series restricted mid-ventral, with deep U-shaped apex anteriorly; margin of soft dorsal fin membranes with black blotches, black margin intermittent (Ref. 13608).