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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Regan & Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - 400 m (Ref. 27000). Deep-water; 27°N -
Eastern Atlantic: known only from northwest of Cape Verde (26°N 21°W).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.3 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4468)
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 24; Radios blandos anales: 36; Vértebra: 68. A single, ovoid terminal bulb 1.4% SL. Barbel length 56% SL. A single short terminal filament with several side branches along its length, none with prominent bulblets. Axis of stem, main filament, and most proximal filament branch lightly pigmented. No spot usually at the base of both. External chevron-shaped or roundish striated areas unpigmented. Paired spots along dorsum not counted (Ref. 11333).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Mesopelagic (Ref. 27000).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 6.9 - 7, mean 6.9 °C (based on 2 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.2 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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