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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 / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 500 m (Ref. 11333). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: the Caribbean.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11333); 13.3 cm SL (female)
Dorsal soft rays (total): 24; Anal soft rays: 38; Vertebrae: 69. Two terminal bulbs separated by an interspace (1-1.9 times length of distal bulb). Barbel very long, 95-152% SL in large specimens over 8 cm, 78% at 7 cm. Terminal filament long, up to 25% SL with 1-3 (usually 2) short branches near the base, these branches with tiny bulblets but without swollen tips. Distal bulb 1-1.7 times length of proximal bulb. Axis of stem and external chevron-shaped or roundish striated markings light to moderately pigmented. Middorsal paired spots between occiput and dorsal-fin origin 8 or 9 (Ref. 11333).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gibbs, R.H. Jr., T.A. Clarke and J.R. Gomon, 1983. Taxonomy and distribution of the stomioid fish genus Eustomias (Melanostomiidae), I: subgenus Nominostomias. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 380:139 p. (Ref. 11333)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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