Silver lightfish (Phosichthys argenteus)

Scientific name: Phosichthys argenteus Hutton, 1872

Silver lightfish (Phosichthys argenteus)

The Silver lightfish (Phosichthys argenteus) is a marine fish of the family Phosichthyidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, off Angola, Namibia, and southeast of Cape Agulhas, South Africa. Also Indian and Pacific.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 23 - 26

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Phosichthys argenteus
Family
Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Depth range
300–1050 m (984–3445 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 300 - 1050 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: off Angola, Namibia, and southeast of Cape Agulhas, South Africa. Also Indian and Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

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

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