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Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) >
Anomalopidae (Lanterneye fishes)
Etymology: Kryptophanaron: Greek, kryptos = hidden + Greek, phaneros = visible (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Alfred Mitchell (1832–1911) was a wealthy American business man – having married the heiress to the Tiffany fortune! They lived in a house of more than 60 rooms, built to look like a Roman villa, in Jamaica. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Silvester & Fowler.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 25 - 200 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Greater Antilles and the Cayman Islands.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.5 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 7251)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 2 - 4; Raios dorsais (total) : 14; Espinhos anais: 3; Raios anais : 10. Large head and a very large light-producing organ beneath eye (Ref. 26938). Dark chocolate brown. Luminous organ light yellow, curtain black. Iris dark (Ref. 37108).
Inhabits steep drop-offs (Ref. 7251). Observed only on moonless nights (Ref. 9710). Moves to deep water during the day and ascends to near top of drop-offs at night (Ref. 26938).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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