Rendezvous fish (Polymetme corythaeola)

Scientific name: Polymetme corythaeola Alcock, 1898

Rendezvous fish (Polymetme corythaeola)

The Rendezvous fish (Polymetme corythaeola) is a marine fish of the family Phosichthyidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Gulf of Aden and East Africa to Japan and the Tasman Sea. Also Atlantic and eastern Pacific.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 27 - 34; Vertebrae: 43 - 45. Dark dorsum, flanks silver; black pigment on outer caudal rays. Two rows of photophores on the body. Pyloric caeca 7-8; photophores above anal fin 15-17.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Polymetme corythaeola
Family
Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.0
Depth range
165–800 m (541–2625 ft)
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 165 - 800 m, usually 300 - 500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden and East Africa to Japan and the Tasman Sea. Also Atlantic and eastern Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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