Stareye lightfish (Pollichthys mauli)

Scientific name: Pollichthys mauli Poll, 1953

Stareye lightfish (Pollichthys mauli)

The Stareye lightfish (Pollichthys mauli) is a marine fish of the family Phosichthyidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 22 - 30. Dark dorsum, flanks silver. Slender body, longer anal fin and tail set.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pollichthys mauli
Family
Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Depth range
100–600 m (328–1969 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 100 - 600 m, usually 300 - 600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: as far north as 60?N, 20?W; Canary Islands to off west African coast. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico. Elsewhere, North Atlantic (60?-30?) and western 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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