Zaphotias pedaliotus

Zaphotias pedaliotus, Longray Lightfish. Source: Goode & Bean 1896.
Zaphotias pedaliotus, Longray Lightfish. Source: Goode & Bean 1896.
FamilyScientific NameAuthorYearCommon Name
GonostomatidaeZaphotias pedaliotus
(Goode & Bean)		1896Longray Lightfish
Gonostomatidae, Bristlemouths. Source: FAO 2002.
Gonostomatidae, Bristlemouths. Source: FAO 2002.

Zaphotias pedaliotus

Unique Characteristics: Anal fin rays 16-3. Dorsal fin origin not well in advance of anal fin origin. Photophores absent from isthmus; IV photophores 13-17. Dorsal and anal fins with elongate anterior rays. Body with 1 row of photophores. Pectoral fin rays 14-16.

Zaphotias pedaliotus, Longray Lightfish. Source: Schaefer et al 1986.
Zaphotias pedaliotus, Longray Lightfish. Source: Schaefer et al 1986.

Similar Species: None

References:

Goode, G.B. and T. H. Bean. 1896. Oceanic ichthyology. A treatise on the deep-sea and pelagic fishes of the world, based chiefly upon the collections made by the Steamers Blake, Albatross, and Fish Hawk in the northwestern Atlantic, with an atlas containing 417 figures. Special Bulletin. Smithsonian Institution. United States National Museum. Washington, DC. 927 pp.

Schaefer, S., R.K. Johnson, and J. Badcock. 1986. Gonostomatidae. In Smiths’ Sea Fishes, edited by M. M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra. Johannesburg, MacMillan, South Africa, pp. 247-253.