Grammatostomias circularis

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Grammatostomias circularis Morrow, 1959

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Classification / Names Nomi Comuni | Sinonimi | Catalog of Fishes(Genere, Specie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Grammatostomias: Greek, gramma, atos = signal, mark + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 412 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical; 36°N - 24°S

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: north of Madeira Island. Western Atlantic: west of 55°W between 32°N-19°N, and off Brazil.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.6 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4740)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 21; Raggi anali molli: 23. Body slender, compressed. Circular form of the loop of luminous tissue (Ref. 37473).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Gibbs, R.H. Jr., 1984. Melanostomiidae. p. 341-365. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4740)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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