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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Dr August Bernhard Brauer (1863–1917) was a German herpetologist and ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 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.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4740)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 30; Anal soft rays: 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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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