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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Collected during the Hearst Expedition 2011 done off Batangas and Mindoro, off SW Luzon (Ref. 95664).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Iwamoto, T. and J.E. McCosker, 2014
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
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Common names from other countries

Hatchetfish, Luciérnaga amarilla, Yôji-eso, ... more

Main reference

Quéro, J.-C., J.C. Njock and M.M. de la Hoz. 1990. (Ref. 4470)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 6.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3988)

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 100 - 600 m (Ref. 3988), usually 300 - 600 m (Ref. 47377)

Climate / Range

Deep-water, preferred ?; 60°N - 34°S, 98°W - 144°E

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: as far north as 60°N, 20°W (Ref. 4778); Canary Islands (Ref. 4470) to off west African coast (Ref. 3988). Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 27768). Elsewhere, North Atlantic (60°-30°) and western Pacific.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 22 - 30. Dark dorsum, flanks silver (Ref. 3988). Slender body, longer anal fin and tail set (Ref. 37473).

An oceanic and mesopelagic species, adults and juveniles usually found at 200-500 m by day and the majority of them migrate into upper 100-200 m at night. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans. Dioecious with peak spawning during summer. Adult photophore complement attained at about 25-27 mm SL (Ref. 4778).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.7 ±0.58 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Pollichthys mauli (Poll, 1953)