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Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) >
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); magnificus: Named in reference to its large and ornate terminal bulb and numerous branches (Ref. 45801).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1800 m (Ref. 45801). Deep-water
Eastern Central Pacific: known only from near Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.8 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Barbel with a single-based branch arising from stem; 4-6 lateral branches arising from medial branch, proximal pair from just distal to origin of medial branch; all branches with rounded, club-shaped tips; stem pigmented up to terminal bulb; bulb elongate, occupying most of distal barbel with slight constriction and internal pigment distally; a medial row of 8-10 prominent terminal filaments around distal tip and 1-3 pairs of small, lateral terminal filaments near ventral side of constriction in bulb (Ref. 45801).
Epi- and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). Maximum depth range from Ref. 122680.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Clarke, T.A., 2001. Pelagic fishes of the genus Eustomias, subgenus Dinematochirus (Stomiidae), in the Indo-Pacific with the description of twelve new speices. Copeia 2001(3):683-699. (Ref. 45801)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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