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Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 7300).
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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)
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Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: off Angola (Ref. 4470), Namibia (Ref. 27121), and southeast of Cape Agulhas, South Africa (Ref. 3988). Also Indian and Pacific (Ref. 3988).
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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)
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New Zealand Exclusive Economic Zone, South Africa (country)
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Anon. (2000). FishBase 2000 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. 4 cd-roms pp.
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=sourcedetails&id=6542
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Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
http://www.marinespecies.org/porifera/porifera.php?p=sourcedetails&id=145244
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Southern circumglobal (including Mascarenes), except not South America.
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 23 - 26
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Schaefer, S., R.K. Johnson and J. Badcock 1986 Photichthyidae. p. 243-247. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3988)
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Size
Max. size
30.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 3988))
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Schaefer, S., R.K. Johnson and J. Badcock 1986 Photichthyidae. p. 243-247. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3988)
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Ecology
Habitat
Environment
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 300 - 1050 m (Ref. 4470)
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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)
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Depth range based on 1233 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 957 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 1612
Temperature range (°C): 1.956 - 16.355
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.166 - 35.428
Salinity (PPS): 33.807 - 35.401
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.283 - 7.761
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.305 - 2.416
Silicate (umol/l): 2.685 - 77.158
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 1612
Temperature range (°C): 1.956 - 16.355
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.166 - 35.428
Salinity (PPS): 33.807 - 35.401
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.283 - 7.761
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.305 - 2.416
Silicate (umol/l): 2.685 - 77.158
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 957 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 0 - 1612
Temperature range (°C): 1.956 - 16.355
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.166 - 35.428
Salinity (PPS): 33.807 - 35.401
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.283 - 7.761
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.305 - 2.416
Silicate (umol/l): 2.685 - 77.158
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 0 - 1612
Temperature range (°C): 1.956 - 16.355
Nitrate (umol/L): 1.166 - 35.428
Salinity (PPS): 33.807 - 35.401
Oxygen (ml/l): 2.283 - 7.761
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.305 - 2.416
Silicate (umol/l): 2.685 - 77.158
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Depth: 300 - 1050m.
From 300 to 1050 meters.
Habitat: bathypelagic. Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 7300).
From 300 to 1050 meters.
Habitat: bathypelagic. Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 7300).
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Trophic Strategy
Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154).
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Williams, A., J.A. Koslow, A. Terauds and K. Haskard 2001 Feeding ecology of five fishes from the mid-slope micronekton community off southern Tasmania, Australia. Mar. Sci. 139:1177-1192. (Ref. 42835)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Phosichthys argenteus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
No available public DNA sequences.
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No available public DNA sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Phosichthys argenteus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 30
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 30
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Wikipedia
Phosichthys argenteus
Phosichthys argenteus, the Silver lightfish, is a species of lightfish and the only member of the genus Phosichthys, is found in deep subtropical waters of all oceans, from depths of 500 to 2,000 m. Its length is between 10 and 30 cm. They are bioluminescent fishes, possessing rows of photophores along their sides, with which they hunt planktonic invertebrates, especially krill.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Phosichthys argenteus" in FishBase. March 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
- Photichthys argenteus in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
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