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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Odontostomias: Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Norman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico. Deep-water; 15°N - 18°S
Eastern Atlantic: Senegal to Namibia. A record from 36°S, 22°E off Cape Agulhas is probably due to mislabeling.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.5 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4468)
Mesopelagic, at least in young stages; possibly benthopelagic when large. Occurs mostly close to the continental shelf.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 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)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 3.3 - 4.1, mean 3.5 (based on 73 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).