Scientific Name
Photoblepharon palpebratum

Common Name
Eyelight fish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-20; Anal spines: 1 - 2; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15

Classification

Classified By

Boddaert, 1781

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Sawbellies (Beryciformes)

Family

Lanterneye fishes (Anomalopidae)

Distribution

Region

Pacific Ocean

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: Philippines to the Society Islands, south to New Caledonia. Replaced in the western Indian Ocean by Photoblepharon steinitzi (Ref. 37816).

Range

19°N - 24°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

7 m

Depth To - meters

25 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 7 - 25 m (Ref. 1602)

Trophic Level

3.43 s.e. 0.55 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

12.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7539 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated