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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1987
Importance: | Ref:
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Commonly captured by fishermen with cast nets in Cebu from shallow waters during October whenthe water is coldest (Ref. 5004). Museum: Cebu, CAS 55163. Numerous specimens collected from Cebu are sold to the worldwide aquarium trade.
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Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1987
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Beryciformes (Sawbellies) > Anomalopidae (Lanterneye fishes)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Twofin flashlightfish, Lantern eye fish, Flashlightfish, ... more

Main reference

McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt. 1987. (Ref. 5004)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Moore, Jon A. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 35.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 400 m (Ref. 1602)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 32°N - 24°S, 117°E - 143°W (Ref. 57368)

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: Philippines and Indonesia to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 9 - 11.

Hides during the day and venture out at night to feed, tending to occur along steep drop-offs near caves on dark, moonless nights. Feeds on zooplankton. The large, deep water form is occasionally collected by fishing at depths of 200 to 400 m. Caught with cast nets in shallow waters of the Philippines. Forms aggregations (Ref 90102).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial; bait: occasionally

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 1.0020 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4 ±0.45 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (19 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Anomalops katoptron (Bleeker, 1856)