Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 25 - 200 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Greater Antilles and the Cayman Islands.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.5 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 7251)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 2 - 4; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 14; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 10. Large head and a very large light-producing organ beneath eye (Ref. 26938). Dark chocolate brown. Luminous organ light yellow, curtain black. Iris dark (Ref. 37108).
Inhabits steep drop-offs (Ref. 7251). Observed only on moonless nights (Ref. 9710). Moves to deep water during the day and ascends to near top of drop-offs at night (Ref. 26938).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.3 - 27.5, mean 26.3 °C (based on 36 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 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): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).