Photonectes Cyanogrammicus
📖 Overview
Photonectes Cyanogrammicus (Photonectes cyanogrammicus), first described by Prokofiev & Klepadlo, 2019 is a small fish in the family Stomiidae (order Stomiiformes). Adults typically reach 14.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 749 to 799 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Anal soft rays: 23; Vertebrae: 53. This species is distinguished by the following set of unique derived characters: mental barbel is distally expanded; no bulbs or appendages but with distal portion unpigmented and apparently luminous; two posteriormost photophores VAV distinctly raised (vs. all photophores VAV on the same level in all its congeners) .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Photonectes Cyanogrammicus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 749 - 799 m . Deep-water Central Pacific: Solomon Island.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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