Scientific Name
Polymetme illustris

Common Name
Brilliant lightfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11; Anal soft rays: 27 - 30; Vertebrae: 42 - 44. Pyloric caeca 6-7; photophores above anal fin 16-17 (Ref. 41740).

Classification

Classified By

McCulloch, 1926

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lightfishes and Dragonfishes (Stomiiformes)

Family

Lightfishes (Phosichthyidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific: Australia.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

230 m

Depth To - meters

822 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 230 - 822 m (Ref. 41740)

Trophic Level

3.57 s.e. 0.41 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

14.8 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated