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Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) >
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); securicula: Name from Latin ‘securicula’ meaning a small hatchet, referring to the shape of the luminous bulb which is narrowed ventrally, and a sharp inferior edge; noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 1030 m (Ref. 126203). Deep-water
Distribution
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Northern Pacific: Emperor seamount chain (Ojin seamount).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 126203)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 25; Anal soft rays: 35. This species of the subgenus Biradiostomias is distinguished by the following characters: a leaf-like terminal extension of the chin barbel, the distal third with a single oval bulb with a small papillary terminal appendage and with a patch of pigmentation at the base; ventral edge of the bulb is laterally compressed, sharp; inner trunk of the barbel with loose melanophoric pigmentation and disappearing at the border with terminal expansion; total vertebrae 68; absence of formed dorsal subcutaneous spots (Ref. 126203).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Prokofiev, A.M. and A.M. Orlov, 2022. Eustomias securicula sp. nov. - the second representative of the subgenus Biradiostomias (Melanostomiidae) in the Pacific Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 62(2):316-319. (Ref. 126203)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00302 (0.00117 - 0.00783), b=3.12 (2.89 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).