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Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
Etymology: Vinciguerria: Because of Decio Vinciguerria, Italian ichthyiologist from Genova, 1856-1934 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Decio Vinciguerra (1856–1934) was an Italian physician, naturalist and ichthyologist at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (1883–1931). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 100 - 2000 m (Ref. 74511). Subtropical; 48°N - 57°S
Western Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Congo and South Africa, including the Mediterranean. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Indian Ocean: off Inhaca Island, Mozambique (Ref. 3988). Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). South China Sea (Ref.74511)
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 3988)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 13 - 15; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 13 - 16. Dark dorsum, silvery flanks; lower jaw symphysis, premaxilla and fin rays lacking pigment streaks (Ref. 3988).
Mesopelagic species, found at 250-600 m during the day and 100-500 m at night (Ref. 4778, 58302). Both juveniles and adults make short diel vertical migrations (Ref. 4778). Feeds on small crustaceans (Ref. 4778). Adult photophore complement attained at about 20 mm SL (Ref. 4778). Spawns in spring and early summer (Ref. 37473).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 4.1 - 13.9, mean 8.5 °C (based on 878 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00955 (0.00400 - 0.02282), b=3.06 (2.85 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.20 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (tmax=1).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 236 [74, 1,586] mg/100g; Iron = 3 [1, 12] mg/100g; Protein = 3.75 [0.00, 7.87] %; Omega3 = 0.346 [0.089, 1.339] g/100g; Selenium = 36.7 [7.8, 217.8] μg/100g; VitaminA = 33 [4, 280] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.65 [1.07, 7.29] mg/100g (wet weight);
