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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
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 0 - 500 m (Ref. 11333). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: the Caribbean.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 11333); 13.3 cm SL (female)
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 24; Rayons mous anaux: 38; Vertèbres: 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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 16.4 - 27, mean 21.8 °C (based on 100 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 (0.00117 - 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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.8 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).