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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Malacosteinae
Etymology: Aristostomias: Greek, aristos = the best + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathypelagisch; diepte 0 - 1219 m (Ref. 50610). Deep-water; 66°N - 27°N, 180°W - 113°W
Eastern Pacific: southern British Columbia, Canada to central Baja California, Mexico (Ref. 2850), including the Bering Sea (Ref. 35921).
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.0 cm TL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 2850); max. gerapporteerde leeftijd: 7 Jaren (Ref. 4525)
Korte beschrijving
Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal): 0; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal): 21-25; Anale stekels 0; Anale zachte stralen: 25 - 29; Wervels: 54 - 58. Caudal fin small; pelvic fins free of membranes (Ref. 6885). Body and head black; luminous organs attached to head reputed to be colored; barbel bulb pink; subocular red; postocular green (Ref. 6885).
Feed on crustaceans (Ref. 4525). Probably spawn in spring (Ref. 35921). Apparently, undergo diurnal migration (Ref. 35921). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35921).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Gevaar voor de mens
Harmless
Gebruik door de mens
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 4.8 - 9.3, mean 6.5 °C (based on 39 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00407 (0.00157 - 0.01056), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.7 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Gemiddeld, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd 1,4-4,4 jaar (K=0.40; tmax=7).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).