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Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) >
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Leptostomias: Greek, leptos = thin + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Regan & Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / distribuzione batimetrica / distribution range
Ecologia
marino pelagic-oceanic. Tropical; 45°N -
Eastern Atlantic: Azores south to Mauritania. Western Atlantic: from about 30°N to 24°N between 70°W and 60°W (Ref. 4740). Tentatively identified in the Indian and Pacific. Status of this species is not yet firmly established.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4468)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 19; Raggi anali molli: 23. Body very elongate and slender. Short, blunt nonprotrusible snout. Long chin barbel bearing series of filaments on stem (Ref. 37039).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Gibbs, R.H. and M.A. Barnett, 1990. Melanostomiidae. p. 308-337. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4468)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Fonte Biblio.
123201): 17.6 - 28, mean 25.4 °C (based on 478 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00302 (0.00116 - 0.00786), b=3.12 (2.89 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
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