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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); australensis: Named for its place of capture, Australia.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 0 - 500 m (Ref. 11333). Temperate
Southwest Pacific: Endemic to New South Wales, Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 11333)
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 23; Rayons mous anaux: 36; Vertèbres: 67. Two terminal bulbs separated by a distance equal to the distal bulb length. Barbel 55% SL. Terminal filament longer than 9.4% SL with the tip broken. Distal bulb large, 1.6 times length of proximal bulb. Axis of stem pigmented, dark proximally, light distally. External chevron-shaped or roundish striated area on stem well pigmented. Middorsal paired spots between occiput and dorsal-fin origin 8 (Ref. 11333).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13.7 - 21.3, mean 18.5 °C (based on 6 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00302 (0.00116 - 0.00786), b=3.12 (2.89 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.9 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).