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Anomalopidae (Lanterneye fishes)
Etymology: Phthanophaneron: Greek, phthano = to arrive the first + Greek, phaneros = visible (Ref. 45335); harveyi: Named for E. Newton Harvey.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 32 - 36 m (Ref. 39674). Subtropical, preferred ?
Eastern Pacific: known only from the Gulf of California.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11482)
A specimen taken from a steep sandy slope with profuse black coral growth.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1994. Fishes of the tropical eastern Pacific. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu. 332 p. (Ref. 11482)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Aquarium: public aquariums
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