Woodsia
nonsuchae
(Beebe, 1932)
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Family:
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Phosichthyidae
(Lightfishes)
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Order:
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Stomiiformes
(lightfishes and dragonfishes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Bigeye lightfish |
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Max. size:
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12.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 559) |
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Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 530 – 1335 m
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Climate: |
deep-water |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Western Pacific: Australia and New Zealand; also Japan (Ref. 559). Eastern Pacific: southern part of the California Current region, well seaward of the continental shelf (Ref. 35839). Western Atlantic: Off Bermuda (Ref. 37473).
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 0 - 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11 - 12;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 14 – 16;
Vertebrae: 42 – 45. Branchiostegal rays: 17 (Ref. 35839). Anal fin behind end of dorsal fin. Photophores are conspicuous (Ref. 37473).
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Biology: |
Mesopelagic and bathypelagic species. Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35839).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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