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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) >
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 592 - 657 m (Ref. 34246). Deep-water
Atlantic Ocean: tropical mid-Atlantic. High Seas only.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 34246)
Short description
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A single-branched barbel arising from the main stem. The branch has several side filaments and a lanceolate opaque body distally and not reaching or reaching beyond the barbel tip. The proximal part of the terminal bulb is pigmented dorsolaterally except for a mediodorsal unpigmented streak. The terminal filaments are tiny, simple, and not reaching beyond the bulb tip (Ref. 34246).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Clarke, T.A., 1999. Pelagic fishes of the genus Eustomias (Melanostomiidae) similar to Eustomias dendriticus Regan and Trewavas with the description of seven new species. Copeia 1999(4):1002-1013. (Ref. 34246)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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