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Family: Phosichthyidae Lightfishes



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ichthyococcus australis Southern lightfish Circumglobal in the sub-t 12 TL 1980
Ichthyococcus elongatus Slim lightfish North Pacific 13 SL 1941
Ichthyococcus intermedius Intermediate lightfish Pacific Ocean 5.3 SL 1980
Ichthyococcus irregularis Bulldog lightfish Eastern Pacific 7.6 SL 1958
Ichthyococcus ovatus Lightfish Circumglobal except North 8.5 SL 1838
Ichthyococcus parini Indian Ocean 4.9 SL 1980
Ichthyococcus polli Atlantic Ocean 9.1 SL 1964
Phosichthys argenteus Silver lightfish Eastern Atlantic 30 TL 1872
Pollichthys mauli Stareye lightfish Eastern Atlantic 6 SL 1953
Polymetme andriashevi Southeast Pacific 20.9 SL 1990
Polymetme corythaeola Rendezvous fish Indo-West Pacific 26 SL 1898
Polymetme elongata Western Pacific 18.4 SL 1938
Polymetme illustris Brilliant lightfish Eastern Indian Ocean to W 14.8 SL 1926
Polymetme surugaensis Suruga lightfish Western Pacific 12 SL 1943
Polymetme thaeocoryla Eastern Atlantic 21.6 SL 1990
Vinciguerria attenuata Slender lightfish Western Atlantic. Easter 4.5 TL 1838
Vinciguerria lucetia Panama lightfish Western Central Pacific 8 TL 1899
Vinciguerria mabahiss Indian Ocean 1984
Vinciguerria nimbaria Oceanic lightfish Western Central Atlantic 5.5 SL 1895
Vinciguerria poweriae Power's deep-water bristle-mouth fish Circumglobal (Ref. 3988), 4.3 TL 1838
Woodsia meyerwaardeni Austral lightfish South Atlantic 10 TL 1973
Woodsia nonsuchae Bigeye lightfish Western Pacific 12 SL 1932
Yarrella argenteola Eastern Central Pacific 1899
Yarrella blackfordi Eastern Atlantic 33 SL 1896



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013