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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
Ekologi
marina; djupintervall 0 - 1800 m (Ref. 37039). Deep-water
Western Atlantic: off the Bahamas and in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.1 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 37039)
Short description
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 20 - 25; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 35 - 37. Body slender and elongate, color black; body depth 6.3-8.7% SL. Head length 13.3% SL. Lower jaw about equal to length of upper jaw and is not upturned at tip. Long, tapering, protrusible snout. Chin barbel long with a very long terminal bulb; 7.6-9.3% SL. Barbel with slender stem and an elongated terminal bulb with minute terminal filament. Bulb is 4.3-7% SL and 6 times longer than it is wide. Deep ventral groove absent. Pectoral fins free. Preorbital and suborbital luminous organs absent (Ref. 37039).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduktion | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larver
McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1112p. (Ref. 37039)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Verktyg
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 6.4 - 18.1, mean 11.4 (based on 222 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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliens (Ref.
120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).