Bolinichthys photothorax
No common name
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G5
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Myctophiformes (Lanternfishes)
Myctophidae (Lanternfishes)
Bolinichthys
Bolinichthys photothorax
Description
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Characters
Moderately slender and compressed; moderate-sized mouth; anal fin base slightly longer than dorsal fin base; snout slightly blunt; jaws extend about one-half eye diameter beyond posterior margin of orbit; maxilla slightly expanded posteriorly; head 31.3% to 33.3% and upper jaw 19.2% to 20.8% of SL; posterodorsal opercular margin concave, and posterior margin pointed or serrated; gill rakers number 19 to 23; dorsal fin originates over pelvic fin base and has 12 to 14 rays; pectoral fin extends to last AOa and has 12 to 14 rays; anal fin originates posterior to dorsal fin base and has 13 to 15 rays; Vn poorly developed; specific arrangement of PVO, PLO, PO, VLO, VO, SAO, Pol, AOa, AOp, and Prc
Crescent-shaped whitish tissue on posterior half of iris; luminous glands and patches of luminous tissue on various parts of body
Distribution
Cape Cod to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico; abundant in the Gulf of Mexico
Habitat Associations
Tropical to sub-tropical waters; daytime depths range from 425 to 750 m, and nighttime depths range from 40 to 500 m
Biology
Maximum known size is 65 mm SL
Maturity reached at about 56 to 60 mm SL
High-oceanic species (Ref. 4066). Found between 425-750 m during the day and at 40-500 m at night, with maximum abundance at 75 m (Ref. 4479). Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). Specimens reach sexual maturity at a length of 5.4 cm. Off southern Brazil found between 500-900 m during the day and 25-300 m at night. (Ref. 47377).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2012-07-10. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Phylogeny and Morphologically Similar Fishes
Distinguished from other species of the family by a combination of characters
References
Nafpaktitis et al. 1977
Hulley 1986b
Gartner et al. 1987
Hulley, P.A. (1986) Myctophidae. p. 282-321. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Hulley, P.A. (1990) Myctophidae. p. 398-467. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI; Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
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