Phthanophaneron harveyi

Gulf flashlightfish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Anomalopidae
Genus: Phthanophaneron
G. D. Johnson & Rosenblatt, 1988
Species: P. harveyi
Binomial name
Phthanophaneron harveyi
(Rosenblatt & Montgomery, 1976)
Synonyms

Kryptophanaron harveyi Rosenblatt & Montgomery, 1976

Phthanophaneron harveyi, the Gulf flashlightfish, is a species of saltwater fish of the family Anomalopidae, also known as lanterneye fish, of the order Beryciformes. It is endemic to the Gulf of Mexico.[2] This cryptic fish is the only known member of its genus.[3]

Taxonomy

Its genus name comes from Greek: "phthano" meaning "to arrive the first", and "phaneros" meaning "visible."[2] It was named "harveyi" after American zoologist and leading bioluminescence authority Edmund Newton Harvey.[2] It was originally classified as a species of Kryptophanaron along with the Atlantic flashlightfish, but was later moved to its own genus.[2]

Description

Although some sources list its maximum size as 8.0 cm (3.1 in) TL,[2] a 1986 paper claims that a female specimen was caught with a length of 20.4 cm (8.0 in) SL.[4]

Distribution and habitat

P. harveyi is found only in the eastern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California and in the Gulf of Mexico.[2] It is only known from four specimens.[1] The depths at which it was caught were between 32 and 36 m (105 and 118 ft).[2] It is associated with reefs and can be found over soft and rocky substrates.[1]

Relationship with humans

Although it has been displayed in public aquariums, little is known about P. harveyi.[1] It has been caught by shrimp trawlers, but only "very rarely."[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 McCosker, J. (2007). "Phthanophaneron harveyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2017). "Phthanophaneron harveyi" in FishBase. January 2017 version.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2017). Species of Phthanophaneron in FishBase. January 2017 version.
  4. ↑ McCosker, John E.; et al. (1987). "Notes on the Biology, Taxonomy, and Distribution of Flashlight Fishes (Beryciformes: Anomalopidae)". Japanese Journal of Ichthyology. 34: 157–164. doi:10.1007/BF02912410.


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