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Panama lightfish (Vinciguerria lucetia) fish species information

Scientific Name
Vinciguerria lucetia

Common Name
Panama lightfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 13 - 17; Vertebrae: 39 - 43. Branchiostegal rays: 12.

Classification

Classified By

Garman, 1899

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lightfishes and Dragonfishes (Stomiiformes)

Family

Lightfishes (Phosichthyidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Central Pacific

Distribution

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).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

100 m

Depth To - meters

500 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 100 - 500 m (Ref. 51600)

Trophic Level

3.16 s.e. 0.28 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

8.0 cm

Common Length

4.5 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries:

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated