| Family: |
Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes) |
| Max. size: |
14.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 230 - 822 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific: Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal soft rays: 27-30; Vertebrae: 42-44. Pyloric caeca 6-7; photophores above anal fin 16-17 (Ref. 41740). |
| Biology: |
Found on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 75154). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 July 2019 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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