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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 0 - 2000 m (Ref. 37039), usually 0 - 200 m (Ref. 37039). Deep-water
Western Atlantic: including the Antilles. Eastern Atlantic.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 37039)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 20 - 26; Rayons mous anaux: 33 - 38. Body slender and elongate, color black; body depth 7.5-10% SL. Head length 10.3-14.4% SL. Lower jaw about equal to length of upper jaw and is not upturned at tip. Long, tapering, protrusible snout. Chin barbel 13-40% SL. Barbel with slender stem and 2-3 terminal bulbs; distal bulb largest and bears 2 or more short, terminal filaments that are variously branched or unbranched. No deep ventral groove (Ref. 37039).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Feeds on midwater fishes (Ref. 37039).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Claro, R., 1994. Características generales de la ictiofauna. p. 55-70. In R. Claro (ed.) Ecología de los peces marinos de Cuba. Instituto de Oceanología Academia de Ciencias de Cuba and Centro de Investigaciones de Quintana Roo. (Ref. 26340)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 19 - 28, mean 26.3 °C (based on 1070 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
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).
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