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Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
Eponymy: William Yarrell (1784–1856) was an English naturalist and bookseller. [...] E G Blackford was a fishmonger in New York. He became president of the board of fish commissioners of the State of New York and was honoured for “…services in the promotion of ichthyological studies.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Goode & Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 350 - 1000 m (Ref. 4470). Deep-water; 21°N - 19°S
Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Angola; extending to Walvis Bay, Namibia (Ref. 11228). Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 27768) and Cuba (Ref. 26340).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 3991)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 14 - 17; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 28 - 31. Black in color with dusky pigmentation on median fins; pectoral and pelvic fins are colorless (Ref. 3988).
Mesopelagic, adults found in 500-700 m depth (Ref. 4470). Living on or near the bottom, probably moves in schools (Ref. 37473).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Quéro, J.-C., J.C. Njock and M.M. de la Hoz, 1990. Photichthyidae. p. 343-348. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4470)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 6.3 - 9.3, mean 7.6 °C (based on 44 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00316 (0.00131 - 0.00766), b=3.17 (2.95 - 3.39), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Assuming tmax>10).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100).