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Yarrella blackfordi Goode & Bean, 1896 |
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JAMARC |
| Family: | Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 33 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 350 - 1000 m, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Angola; extending to Walvis Bay, Namibia (Ref. 11228). Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 27768) and Cuba (Ref. 26340). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-17; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 28-31. Black in color with dusky pigmentation on median fins; pectoral and pelvic fins are colorless (Ref. 3988). | |||
| Biology: | Mesopelagic, adults found in 500-700 m depth (Ref. 4470). Living on or near the bottom, probably moves in schools (Ref. 37473). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 21 May 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||