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Photocorynus spiniceps Regan, 1925

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Panama country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality: Gulf of Panama, 7°15'N, 78°54'W, ca. 1250 m. (Ref. 26282). Also Ref. 86949.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pm.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 1998
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Sarvtõrvik, 棘头光棒鮟鱇, 棘頭光棒鮟鱇, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Lophiiformes (Anglerfishes) > Linophrynidae (Leftvents)
Etymology: Photocorynus: Greek, 'phos' or 'photos' = light + Greek, 'koryne' = club or mace (alluding to the unusually short and clublike illicium and esca of the genus) (Ref. 86949).
  More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 990 - 1420 m (Ref. 86949).   Deep-water

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