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Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
Etymology: Vinciguerria: Because of Decio Vinciguerria, Italian ichthyiologist from Genova, 1856-1934 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Decio Vinciguerra (1856–1934) was an Italian physician, naturalist and ichthyologist at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (1883–1931). [...] In Roman mythology, Lucetius (‘light bringer’) was an epithet given to the god Jupiter. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Garman.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 100 - 500 m (Ref. 51600). Deep-water
Western Central Pacific: Papua New Guinea. Eastern Pacific: throughout the California Current region, usually south of Point Conception and seaward of shelf (Ref. 35839); also in Chile (Ref. 9068).
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55763); common length : 4.5 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 56527); edad máxima reportada: 3.00 años (Ref. 56527)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 13 - 16; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 13 - 17; Vértebra: 39 - 43. Branchiostegal rays: 12.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Found in the epipelagic and mesopelagic zone (Ref. 35839). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35839).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea. A revised and annotated checklist. Vol. 1. Myxinidae to Synbranchidae. Research Bulletin No. 41. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 194 p. (Ref. 6993)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: bycatch
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 7.7 - 22.8, mean 14.8 °C (based on 272 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00891 (0.00435 - 0.01827), b=3.13 (2.95 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrientes (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 207 [68, 1,344] mg/100g; Iron = 1.82 [0.57, 7.37] mg/100g; Protein = 17.7 [15.3, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.244 [0.051, 1.376] g/100g; Selenium = 52.8 [7.3, 274.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 4.47 [0.35, 53.46] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.44 [0.86, 6.16] mg/100g (wet weight);