Polymetme thaeocoryla

Polymetme thaeocoryla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Phosichthyidae
Genus: Polymetme
Species:
P. thaeocoryla
Binomial name
Polymetme thaeocoryla
(Parin & Borodulina, 1990)

Polymetme thaeocoryla is a species of fish in the family Phosichthyidae (lightfish).[2][3]

Its specific name is an anagram of the similar species, Polymetme corythaeola.[4] It has no common name in English, but in Spanish is called luciérnaga musculosa ("muscular lightfish") and in French luisant grand feu ("gleaming [fish of] great fire").[5][6]

Description

Polymetme thaeocoryla has a dark dorsum, with silver flanks and a black pigment on the outer caudal rays. Its length is maximum 21.6 cm (8.5 in). It has 12 or 13 dorsal soft rays, 30–34 anal soft rays, 44 or 45 vertebrae, 7 or 8 pyloric caeca and 17–19 photophores above the anal fin.[4]

Habitat

Polymetme thaeocoryla is benthopelagic, living in the Atlantic Ocean at depths of 213–1,400 m (699–4,593 ft).[7][8][9]

Behaviour

Nothing is known of its early life stages.[10]

References

  1. ^ Kobyliansky, S.; Herrera, J. (2015). "Polymetme thaeocoryla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190258A60811584. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190258A60811584.en.
  2. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Polymetme thaeocoryla". www.itis.gov.
  3. ^ "Fisheries Review". Department of the Interior, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. August 22, 1991 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b "Polymetme thaeocoryla". www.fishbase.de.
  5. ^ Claro, Rodolfo; Lindeman, Kenyon C.; Parenti, Lynne R. (June 17, 2014). Ecology of the Marine Fishes of Cuba. Smithsonian Institution. ISBN 9781935623441 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Quéro, Jean-Claude (August 22, 2003). Guide des poissons de l'Atlantique européen. Delachaux et Niestlé. ISBN 9782603012710 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Felder, Darryl L.; Camp, David K. (August 22, 2009). Gulf of Mexico Origin, Waters, and Biota: Biodiversity. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781603442695 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (August 1, 2020). Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean. Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 9789251330944 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ WoRMS. "Polymetme thaeocoryla Parin & Borodulina, 1990". World Register of Marine Species.
  10. ^ Richards, William J. (August 8, 2005). Early Stages of Atlantic Fishes: An Identification Guide for the Western Central North Atlantic, Two Volume Set. CRC Press. ISBN 9780203500217 – via Google Books.


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