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Polymetme surugaensis (Matsubara, 1943) Suruga lightfish |
| Family: | Phosichthyidae (Lightfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 12 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Pacific: Japan, Indonesia, and northwestern Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-11; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 29-33; Vertebrae: 44-45. Pyloric caeca 6; photophores above anal fin 17-19 (Ref. 41740). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 July 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||