Rendezvous fish
Species of ray-finned fish
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The rendezvous fish (Polymetme corythaeola) is a species of fish in the family Phosichthyidae (lightfish).[3][4][5]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Yarrellidae |
| Genus: | Polymetme |
| Species: | P. corythaeola |
| Binomial name | |
| Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898) | |
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Its specific name is derived from the Greek κόρυθος (korythos, "helmet"); and αἰόλος (aiolos, "glittering").[6]
Description
The rendezvous fish has a dark dorsum, with silver flanks and a black pigment on the outer caudal rays. Its length is maximum 26 cm (10 in). It has a large mouth and medium-sized eyes.[7] It has two rows of photophores on its body.[8] It has 10–14 dorsal soft rays, 27–34 anal soft rays and 43–45 vertebrae.[9][10] It has an adipose fin.[11]
Habitat
The rendezvous fish is benthopelagic, living in coastal waters worldwide.[12]
