Kryptophanaron alfredi  Silvester & Fowler, 1926

Atlantic flashlightfish
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Beryciformes (Sawbellies) > Anomalopidae (Lanterneye fishes)
Etymology: Kryptophanaron: Greek, kryptos = hidden + Greek, phaneros = visible (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Fowler.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 25 - 200 m (Ref. 9710).   Tropical, preferred ?

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Western Central Atlantic: Greater Antilles and the Cayman Islands.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 4; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 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).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Moore, Jon A. | Collaborators

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. 109396)

  Least Concern (LC) 

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Aquarium: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  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), based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.6 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  .
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100) .