FB-69541 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69541 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Stomiiformes Stomiidae Photonectes Photonectes sphaerolampas Prokofiev & Klepadlo, 2019 2021-09-13 2021-09-13 Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller0 Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus Porogadus (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143) FB-GeneralDescr-69550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-27 00:00:00 2024-08-19 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69550 A deep-water species that has only been caught below 4480 m in the Cape Verde Basin off northwestern Africa. It occurs with two other deep-water species, P.mendax and P. turgidus (Ref. 125143). Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller 2021 Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus Porogadus (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143) FB-DiagnosticDescr-69550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-27 00:00:00 2021-09-27 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69550 This species is distinguished by the following characters: precaudal vertebrae 17-18; first gill arch with long gill rakers, 13-14; HL:HD 1.8-2.0; all head spines are strong, present on ethmoidal, lacrimal, prefrontal, interorbital, supraorbital, sphenotic, fifth infraorbital, supratemporal, inner and outer posttemporal, inner preopercular rim, none along outer preopercular rim; opercular spine is sharp, strong, extruding; lower lateral line pores until beginning of anal fin 16-18; vomer with narrow dentition patch (1-3, rarely 4 rows of teeth); palatines with broad dentition patch (4-9 rows of teeth); otolith with single, uniform colliculum; OL:OH = 1.3-1.5 (1.05-1.2 in specimens less than 20.0 cm SL); OL:TCL = 2.1-2.45 (Ref. 125143). Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller 2021 Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus Porogadus (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143) FB-Distribution-69550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-27 00:00:00 2024-05-21 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69550 Eastern Central Atlantic: Cape Verde. Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller 2021 Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus Porogadus (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143) FB-Uses-69550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-27 00:00:00 2024-08-19 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69550 fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-69550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-27 00:00:00 2024-08-19 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69550 33.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 125143)) Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller 2021 Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus Porogadus (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-69550 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2021-09-27 00:00:00 2024-08-19 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=69550 bathydemersal; marine; depth range 4480 - 4630 m (Ref. 125143) Schwarzhans, W.W. and P.R. Møller 2021 Revision of the ‘dragon-head’ cusk eels of the genus Porogadus (Teleostei: Ophidiidae), with description of eight new species and one new genus. Zootaxa 5029(1):001-096. (Ref. 125143)