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Zoarcidae (Eelpouts) > Gymnelinae
Etymology: Melanostigma: Greek, melan, -anos = black + Greek, stigma = signal (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 370 - 2635 m (Ref. 5197). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: Humboldt Current area in the Galapagos Islands to southern Chile. Reported to range into the Antarctic Peninsula (Ref. 51665).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. )
Probably mesopelagic.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Anderson, M.E., 1990. Zoarcidae. p. 256-276. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Ref. 5197)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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