Photonectes filipendulus

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Photonectes filipendulus Prokofiev, 2019

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Photonectes: Greek, photos = light + Greek, nekton = swimmer (Ref. 45335);  filipendulus: Name from Latin words 'filis' for thread and 'pendulus' for hanging; referring to one of its distinguishing features - its weak ray in pectoral fin (vs. the rigid ray in P. margarita)..

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

Marine; bathydemersal. Tropical

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Eastern Pacific Ocean: Hawaii.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 125186)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-19; Anal soft rays: 18 - 22; Vertebrae: 59 - 62. This species is distinguished by the following characters: one very small and weak ray in P (sometimes missing?); uniserial praemaxillare dentition; vertebrae 59-62; postorbital organ constituting 2.9-3.6% (males) or 2.6% (females) SL; short or moderately long chin barbel, 3.0-9.2% SL for 13.8-23.5 cm SL; a small terminal bulb not protruding beyond stem, 2 or 4 equally small pigmented filaments on its tip (Ref. 125186).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Prokofiev, A.M., 2019. Materials for revision of the genus Photonectes (Melanostomiidae). J. Ichthyol. 59(4):449-476. (Ref. 125186)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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