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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.
More on authors: Jordan & Williams.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Sinh thái học
Biển Tầng nổi biển sâu; Mức độ sâu 20 - 5000 m (Ref. 4470), usually ? - 400 m (Ref. 3988). Deep-water; 42°N -
Western Central Atlantic: Florida (USA), Cuba and the Antilles, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean (Ref. 26340). Eastern Atlantic: 42°N to the tropical region. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Indo-Pacific. Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). South China Sea (Ref.74511).
Length at first maturity / Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Maturity: Lm 3.4, range 3 - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 126117); common length : 3.7 cm TL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 56527); Khối lượng cực đại được công bố: 2.10 g (Ref. 126117)
Các tia vây lưng cứng (tổng cộng) : 0; Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng) : 13 - 15; Tia cứng vây hậu môn: 0; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 13 - 16. Dorsum dark, flanks silvery; upper pectoral and outer caudal speckled (Ref. 3988). Two suborbital photophores present, anal fin originated beneath the middle or latter half of the dorsal fin (Ref. 37473).
Epi- to abyssopelagic (Ref. 58302) but usually mesopelagic, mainly found at 200-400 m by day and upper 100 m by night (Ref. 4778). Both juveniles and adults exhibit diel vertical migration (Ref. 4778). Feeds mainly on copepods, feeding intensively in the afternoon to early evening (Ref. 4778). Adult photophore complement attained at about 18-20 mm SL (Ref. 4778).
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 2024-1)
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