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Photonectes caerulescens Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Bulbless dragonfish
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments:
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kailola, P.J., 1987
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Photonectes: Greek, photos = light + Greek, nekton = swimmer (Ref. 45335).
  More on authors: Regan & Trewavas.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin bathypélagique; profondeur 100 - 2000 m (Ref. 4468).   Deep-water; 40°N - 35°S, 95°W - 150°W

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: a single record at 6°N 25°W. Western Atlantic: Caribbean Sea and southern parts. Also known from the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4468)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 18; Rayons mous anaux: 21. Dorsal and anal rays conspicuous, not covered with thick skin. Barbel short, without distinct bulb. Presence of midventral blue luminous band (Ref. 37473).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Mesopelagic (Ref. 7300, 75154) at ca. 800 m (Ref. 58302).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Gibbs, R.H. and M.A. Barnett, 1990. Melanostomiidae. p. 308-337. 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. 4468)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 09 February 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 5 - 13.7, mean 8.1 (based on 562 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00302 (0.00117 - 0.00783), b=3.12 (2.89 - 3.35), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.9   ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).