Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17. Brown-yellow in color, flanks silver; fin bases and edges of scale pockets black (Ref. 3988). Both dorsal and ventral adipose fins present (Ref. 3988). Short, deep body, small mouth with lower jaw, microscopic teeth and tubular eye (Ref. 37473).

Common Names

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Vitrall , Catalan , Spain

Jajak , Croatian , Croatia

Lightfish , English , Australia

Lightfish , English , Cuba

Lightfish , English , Azores Is.

Ovate lightfish , English , Australia

Helmisukasuu , Finnish , Finland

Ovaler Leuchtfisch , German , Germany

Ittiococco , Italian , Italy

Pisci diavulu , Italian , Italy

卵圆颌光鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

卵圓頜光魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

嵌颌鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Stomiiformes

Family: Phosichthyidae

Genus: Ichthyococcus

Species: Ichthyococcus ovatus (Cocco, 1838)

Climate Zone

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bathypelagic

Biology

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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).

Habitat

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bathypelagic

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless