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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.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 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).
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 55763); common length : 4.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 56527); Età massima riportata: 3.00 anni (Ref. 56527)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 13 - 16; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 13 - 17; Vertebre: 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 vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
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)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: bycatch
Strumenti
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Stime basate su modelli
Temperatura preferita (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 7.7 - 22.8, mean 14.8 °C (based on 272 cells).
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
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).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrienti (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);
