| Ichthyococcus ovatus (Cocco, 1838) | ||||
| Family: | Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes) | ( not available ) | ||
| Order: | Stomiiformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Lightfish | |||
| Distribution: | Circumglobal except North Pacific. Southwest Pacific: Australia (Ref. 7300) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). Eastern Atlantic: scattered records along Azores and the Mediterranean, from Portugal south to Canary Islands, also Namibia. Western Atlantic: between 20°N-45°N, including the Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 27768). South China Sea (Ref.74511). | |||
| Adult biology: | Does not exhibit diel vertical migrations (Ref. 4778). Spawning is probably year-round, peaking from late spring to early summer (Ref. 4778). Photophore complement complete at about 15-17 mm SL (Ref. 4778). | |||
| Diagnosis: | A lateroventral row of black pigments. Eye ellipsoidal. Pectorals with a rounded dorsal part and with a very elongated ventral part. Intestine protrudes from the anal aperture outside the body. At 13 mm subcircular eyes, head no more depressed. Pigmentation: Pigment profusely distributed on all myomeres below the lateral midline.. See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | deep-water; 46°N - 20°S | |||
| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65) | |||
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| Modified by: Luna, Susan M. |
Entered by: Papasissi, Christine |
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