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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) >
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Photonectes: Greek, photos = light + Greek, nekton = swimmer (Ref. 45335); cyanogrammicus: Name from Greek 'κυανό”ό '' for blue and 'γραμμή” fo' for streak, refering to the characteristic pattern of
the blue luminous tissue on the ventral side of the body.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 749 - 799 m (Ref. 120405). Deep-water
Western Central Pacific: Solomon Island.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 120405)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 21; Anal soft rays: 23; Vertebrae: 53. This species is distinguished by the following set of unique derived characters: mental barbel is distally expanded; no bulbs or appendages but with distal portion unpigmented and apparently luminous; two posteriormost photophores VAV distinctly raised (vs. all photophores VAV on the same level in all its congeners) (Ref. 120405).
Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Prokofiev, A.M. and C. Klepadlo, 2019. Two new species of Photonectes with blue luminous tissue on body, and a re-examination of P. mirabilis (Teleostei: Stomiidae). Zootaxa 4590(2):270-282. (Ref. 120405)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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