WoRMS taxon details
Photoblepharon steinitzi Abe & Haneda, 1973
159366 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159366)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Abe, T.; Haneda, Y. (1973). Description of a new fish of the genus Photoblepharon (family Anomalopidae), from the Red Sea. <em>Contributions to the knowledge of the Red Sea No. 50. Bulletin, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Sea Fisheries Research Station Haifa.</em> 60: 57-62. [Second author erroneous spelled Y. Haned.]. [details]
Distribution Atlantic: 44.9°N, 63.2°W
Distribution Atlantic: 44.9°N, 63.2°W [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Photoblepharon steinitzi Abe & Haneda, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159366 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Abe, T.; Haneda, Y. (1973). Description of a new fish of the genus Photoblepharon (family Anomalopidae), from the Red Sea. <em>Contributions to the knowledge of the Red Sea No. 50. Bulletin, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Sea Fisheries Research Station Haifa.</em> 60: 57-62. [Second author erroneous spelled Y. Haned.]. [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | flashlight fish | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Photoblepharon palpebratus steinitzi Abe & Haneda, 1973)
To FishBase images (Photoblepharon steinitzi, Sudan, by Randall, J.E.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Photoblepharon steinitzi FIN026151 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Photoblepharon steinitzi FIN026152 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Photoblepharon palpebratus steinitzi Abe & Haneda, 1973)
To FishBase images (Photoblepharon steinitzi, Sudan, by Randall, J.E.)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Photoblepharon steinitzi FIN026151 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Photoblepharon steinitzi FIN026152 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
