Rendezvous fish

The rendezvous fish (Polymetme corythaeola) is a species of fish in the family Phosichthyidae (lightfish).^[3][4][5]

Rendezvous fish
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Phosichthyidae
Genus:	Polymetme
Species:	P. corythaeola
Binomial name
Polymetme corythaeola (Alcock, 1898)
Synonyms[2]
Diplophos corythaeolum Alcock, 1898 Pollymetme corythaeola Alcock, 1898 Polymetme africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 Yarella corythaeola Alcock, 1898 Yarrella africana Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 Yarrella blackfordi africana Alcock, 1898 Yarrella blackfordi corythaeola Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 Yarrella blackfordi illustris Alcock, 1898 Yarrella corythaeola McCulloch, 1926 Yarrella illustris Alcock, 1898 Diplophos corythaeolum McCulloch, 1926

Its specific name is derived from the Greek κόρυθος (korythos, "helmet"); and αἰόλος (aiolos, "glittering").^[6]

Description

Drawing

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]