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Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes)
Etymology: thaeocoryla: Named as an anagram of the word 'corythaeloa' - the closest related species in the genus Polymetme (Ref. 41740).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 213 - 1400 m (Ref. 41740). Deep-water
Eastern Atlantic: along the coasts of Europe and Africa, from Ireland to at least 4°S, also found on the Meteor and Josephine seamounts and off the Canary Islands. Western Atlantic: off Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, off the coast of Guiana and Suriname, and on the Rio Grande Rise.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41740)
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Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Parin, N.V. and O.D. Borodulina, 1990. Review of the genus Polymetme (Phosichthyidae) with the description of two new species. J. Ichthyol. 30(6):108-121. (Ref. 36363)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 5.9 - 14.4, mean 9.4 (based on 305 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00316 (0.00129 - 0.00773), b=3.18 (2.97 - 3.39), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (16 of 100).