Rendezvous fish

Rendezvous fish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Phosichthyidae
Genus: Polymetme
Species:
P. corythaeola
Binomial name
Polymetme corythaeola
(Alcock, 1898)
Synonyms[2]
  • Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock, 1898
  • Pollymetme corythaeola Alcock, 1898
  • Polymetme africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
  • Yarella corythaeola Alcock, 1898
  • Yarrella africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
  • Yarrella blackfordi africana Alcock, 1898
  • Yarrella blackfordi corythaeola Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924
  • Yarrella blackfordi illustris Alcock, 1898
  • Yarrella corythaeola McCulloch, 1926
  • Yarrella illustris Alcock, 1898
  • Diplophos corythaeolum McCulloch, 1926

The rendezvous fish (Polymetme corythaeola) is a species of fish in the family Phosichthyidae (lightfish).[3][4][5]

Its specific name is derived from the Greek κόρυθος (korythos, "helmet"); and αἰόλος (aiolos, "glittering").[6]

Description

Drawing

The rendezvous fish has a dark dorsum, with silver flanks and a black pigment on the outer caudal rays. Its length is maximum 26 cm (10 in). It has a large mouth and medium-sized eyes.[7] It has two rows of photophores on its body.[8] It has 10–14 dorsal soft rays, 27–34 anal soft rays and 43–45 vertebrae.[9][10] It has an adipose fin.[11]

Habitat

The rendezvous fish is benthopelagic, living in coastal waters worldwide.[12]

References

  1. ^ Harold, A. (2020). "Polymetme corythaeola". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T18252941A21913518. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T18252941A21913518.en.
  2. ^ WoRMS. "Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898)". World Register of Marine Species.
  3. ^ Jamieson, Barrie G. M. (January 3, 2009). Reproductive Biology and Phylogeny of Fishes (Agnathans and Bony Fishes): Phylogeny, Reproductive System, Viviparity, Spermatozoa. CRC Press. ISBN 9781482280609 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642828584 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Check-list of the Fishes of the Eastern Tropical Atlantic: Clofeta. Junta Nacional de Investigação Cientifica e Tecnológica. August 15, 1990. ISBN 9789230026202 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Order STOMIIFORMES (=STOMIATIFORMES)". March 29, 2016.
  7. ^ McEachran, John; Fechhelm, Janice D. (June 17, 2013). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292757059 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Polymetme corythaeola". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
  9. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) | Rendezvous fish". FishBase.
  10. ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Polymetme corythaeola". species-identification.org.
  11. ^ Bigelow, Henry B.; Cohen, Daniel M.; Dick, Myvanwy M.; Jr, Robert H. Gibbs; Grey, Marion; Jr, James E. Morrow; Schultz, Leonard P.; Walters, Vladimir (October 23, 2018). Soft-rayed Bony Fishes: Orders Isospondyli and Giganturoidei: Part 4. Yale University Press. ISBN 9781933789149 – via Google Books.
  12. ^ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Polymetme corythaeola (Rendezvous Fish)". bie.ala.org.au.
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