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Anomalops katoptron (Bleeker, 1856)

Splitfin flashlightfish
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Philippines country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: common (usually seen) | Ref: McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1987
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: Commonly captured by fishermen with cast nets in Cebu from shallow waters during October whenthe water is coldest (Ref. 5004). Museum: Cebu, CAS 55163. Numerous specimens collected from Cebu are sold to the worldwide aquarium trade.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1987
National Database:

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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Trachichthyiformes (Roughies) > Anomalopidae (Lanterneye fishes)
Etymology: Anomalops: Greek, anomalos = uneven, irregular + Greek, ops = shape (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 2 - 400 m (Ref. 1602).   Tropical; 32°N - 24°S, 117°E - 143°W (Ref. 57368)

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Pacific Ocean: Philippines and Indonesia to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9710)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 6 - 7; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 14 - 15; Spine anali: 2; Raggi anali molli: 9 - 11.

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Hides during the day and venture out at night to feed, tending to occur along steep drop-offs near caves on dark, moonless nights. Feeds on zooplankton. The large, deep water form is occasionally collected by fishing at depths of 200 to 400 m. Caught with cast nets in shallow waters of the Philippines. Forms aggregations (Ref 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore : Moore, Jon A. | Collaboratori

McCosker, J.E. and R.H. Rosenblatt, 1987. Notes on the biology, taxonomy, and distribution of flashlight fishes (Beryciformes: Anomalopidae). Jap. J. Ichthyol. 34(2):157-164. (Ref. 5004)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 22 December 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




Human uses

Pesca: di nessun interesse; Acquario: Commerciale; esca: occasionally
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 17.9 - 27.8, mean 24.1 (based on 244 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 1.0020   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (25 of 100).