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Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
Etymology: thaeocoryla: Named as an anagram of the word 'corythaeloa' - the closest related species in the genus Polymetme (Ref. 41740).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 213 - 1400 m (Ref. 41740). Deep-water, preferred ?
Eastern Atlantic: along the coasts of Europe and Africa, from Ireland to at least 4°S, also found on the Meteor and Josephine seamounts and off the Canary Islands. Western Atlantic: off Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, off the coast of Guiana and Suriname, and on the Rio Grande Rise.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41740)
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Morphology | Morphometrics
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Parin, N.V. and O.D. Borodulina, 1990. Review of the genus Polymetme (Phosichthyidae) with the description of two new species. J. Ichthyol. 30(6):108-121. (Ref. 36363)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00148 - 0.00976), b=3.12 (2.89 - 3.35), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.3 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100) .