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Anomalopidae (Lanterneye fishes)
Etymology: Parmops: Latin, parma, -ae = a little shield + Greek, ops = appearance, face; coruscans: Specific name refers to the subocular light organ..
More on authors: Rosenblatt & Johnson.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 350 m (Ref. 31278). Tropical
Eastern Central Pacific: Tahiti, Society Islands. Western Central Pacific: Fiji to French Polynesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31278)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Rosenblatt, R.H. and G.D. Johnson, 1991. Parmops coruscans, a new genus and species of flashlight fish (Beryciformes: Anomalopidae) from the South Pacific. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash.104(2):328-334. (Ref. 31278)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 21.9 - 26.2, mean 24.5 °C (based on 19 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7520 [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), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).