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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Henry Bryant Bigelow (1879–1967) was an American zoologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Umwelt: Milieu / Klimazone / Tiefenbereich / Verbreitungsgebiet
Ökologie
seewasser pelagic-oceanic; tiefenbereich 0 - 500 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical; 37°N - 25°S
Western Central Atlantic: roughly between 20-35°N and 35-90°W. South Atlantic: within 0-25°S and 0-30°W. Also known from the western Indian (1 record) and Pacific oceans; near Hawaii and south of the equator in the eastern Pacific.
Größe / Gewicht / Alter
Geschlechtsreife: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.8 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4468)
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 22 - 26; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 37 - 42. Body slender and elongate; body depth 6.7-9.1% SL. Head length 11.4-14.4% SL. Lower jaw about as long as upper jaw. Long, tapering, protrusible snout. Chin barbel 11.2-12.9% SL. Barbel with slender stem, 3 branches, and a globular terminal bulb. Branches located medial to bulb and are slightly shorter to slightly longer than distance from base of branches to tip of barbel, and bear several side branches. Terminal bulb with several branched filaments near tip. Two tightly bound pectoral rays (Ref. 37039).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Mesopelagic (Ref. 58302).
Lebenszyklus und Paarungsverhalten
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fruchtbarkeit | Larven
Clarke, T.A., 2000. Review of nine species of North Atlantic Eustomias, subgenus Dinematochirus (Pisces: Stomiidae), with the description of two new species. Copeia 2000(1):96-111. (Ref. 36852)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Schätzungen auf der Grundlage von Modellen
Bevorzugte Temperatur (Ref.
123201): 14.8 - 26.5, mean 21.4 °C (based on 159 cells).
Phylogenetischer Diversitätsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00302 (0.00115 - 0.00790), b=3.11 (2.88 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophische Ebene (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Anfälligkeit der Fischerei (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).
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