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Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) >
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); longiramis: Named in reference to its extremely long medial branch (Ref. 45801).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 875 m (Ref. 45801). Deep-water
Eastern Central Pacific: near Hawaii, just north of Hawaii, and near the equator southeast of Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.3 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Barbel with five simple, tapering branches apparently arising together from main stem (lateral pair actually arising from the bases of the medio-lateral pair just distal to stem); medial branch longest, its length three times distal barbel; stem pigment extending up to terminal bulb; bulb short, barely greater in diameter than stem, bearing a single simple terminal filament (Ref. 45801).
Epi- and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Clarke, T.A., 2001. Pelagic fishes of the genus Eustomias, subgenus Dinematochirus (Stomiidae), in the Indo-Pacific with the description of twelve new speices. Copeia 2001(3):683-699. (Ref. 45801)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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