Rebains' Portholefish, Diplophos rebainsi Krefft & Parin 1972
Rebains' Portholefish, Diplophos rebainsi. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A porthole fish with the ventral photophore series beginning below the rear of the eye, 30-35 ventral photophores from the anal-fin origin to the caudal fin, fang-like teeth in the lower jaw, and comb-like teeth in the upper jaw.
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Bray, D.J. 2020, Diplophos rebainsi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 25 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/3928
Rebains' Portholefish, Diplophos rebainsi Krefft & Parin 1972
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Distribution |
South of Point Hicks, Victoria, around Tasmania to south of Portland, Victoria. Elsewhere the species is circumglobal in southern seas (except Indian Ocean). Inhabits mesopelagic and bathypelagic waters at depths to 2000m. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 11-13; Anal fin 47-53; Pectoral fin 9; Pelvic fin 8-9; Branchiostegal rays 10-11; Total Gill rakers 12-13; Vertebrae 74-77. Vomer with 1-2 teeth on each side; 5-9 palatine teeth in single row; 2 small hooked teeth on anterior portion of tongue. Photophores: ORB 1 (below front margin of eye), OP 3, SO 1, BR7-8, IV 31-35, VAV 15-17, AC 32-34, IC 80-83, OA 60-63. Single photophore on lateral surface of dentary; 1 pre-P nonserial primary photophore. No minute photophores anterior to SO; interspace between last 2 AC about equal to preceding interspace. D origin nearer C base than snout. |
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Biology |
reportedly spawns in the Austral Spring-Summer season. |
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Etymology |
The species is in honour of Eduard Rebains, the captain of the Soviet research vessel Akademic Kurchatov that collected the type specimen. |
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Species Citation |
Diplophos rebainsi Krefft & Parin 1972, Archiv für Fischereiwissenschaft 23(2): 94, fig. 1. Type locality: Southwestern Atlantic, 43°00'S, 26°37'W, depth 900-1030 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2020 |
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Rebains' Portholefish, Diplophos rebainsi Krefft & Parin 1972
References
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