Rendezvous fish
| Rendezvous fish | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Yarrellidae |
| Genus: | Polymetme |
| Species: | P. corythaeola |
| Binomial name | |
| Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) | |
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The rendezvous fish (Polymetme corythaeola) is a species of fish in the family Phosichthyidae (lightfish).[3][4][5]
Its specific name is derived from the Greek κόρυθος (korythos, "helmet"); and αἰόλος (aiolos, "glittering").[6]
Description
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The rendezvous fish has a dark dorsum, with silver flanks and a black pigment on the outer caudal rays. Its length is maximum 26 cm (10 in). It has a large mouth and medium-sized eyes.[7] It has two rows of photophores on its body.[8] It has 10–14 dorsal soft rays, 27–34 anal soft rays and 43–45 vertebrae.[9][10] It has an adipose fin.[11]
Habitat
[edit]The rendezvous fish is benthopelagic, living in coastal waters worldwide.[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ Harold, A. (2020). "Polymetme corythaeola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T18252941A21913518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T18252941A21913518.en.
- ↑ WoRMS. "Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898)". World Register of Marine Species.
- ↑ Jamieson, Barrie G. M. (January 3, 2009). Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Fishes (Agnathans and Bony Fishes): Phylogeny, Reproductive System, Viviparity, Spermatozoa. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4822-8060-9 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 978-3-642-82858-4 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Check-list of the Fishes of the Eastern Tropical Atlantic: Clofeta. Junta Nacional de Investigação Cientifica e Tecnológica. August 15, 1990. ISBN 978-92-3-002620-2 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Order STOMIIFORMES (=STOMIATIFORMES)". March 29, 2016.
- ↑ McEachran, John; Fechhelm, Janice D. (June 17, 2013). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-75705-9 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Polymetme corythaeola". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) | Rendezvous fish". FishBase.
- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal: Polymetme corythaeola". species-identification.org.
- ↑ Bigelow, Henry B.; Cohen, Daniel M.; Dick, Myvanwy M.; Jr, Robert H. Gibbs; Grey, Marion; Jr, James E. Morrow; Schultz, Leonard P.; Walters, Vladimir (October 23, 2018). Soft-rayed Bony Fishes: Orders Isospondyli and Giganturoidei: Part 4. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-1-933789-14-9 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Polymetme corythaeola (Rendezvous Fish)". bie.ala.org.au.
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