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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 0 - 1400 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical; 36°N - 34°S
Eastern Atlantic: off Gibraltar. Western Atlantic: about 30°W to 68°W between 28°N-23°N (to 35°N near 30°W), Lesser Antilles, and off Brazil. Also known from Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4740)
Description synthétique
Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 22-30; Rayons mous anaux: 36 - 41. Body slender and elongate, color black; body depth 7.7-11% SL. Head length 12.5-16.6% SL. Lower jaw about equal to length of upper jaw and is not upturned at tip. Long, tapering, protrusible snout. Chin barbel 12-17% SL. Barbel with slender stem and an ovoid terminal bulb, with 2 filaments varying in length from very short to 3 times length of bulb. Deep ventral groove extends from isthmus to behind pectoral fin base (Ref. 37039).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Gibbs, R.H. Jr., 1984. Melanostomiidae. p. 341-365. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4740)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 7.8 - 19.1, mean 12.3 °C (based on 235 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00302 (0.00117 - 0.00783), b=3.12 (2.89 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).