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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Trigonolampa: Greek, trygon = a sting ray + Greek, lampe, -es = torch (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Regan & Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 1860 m (Ref. 5169). Deep-water; 65°N - 49°S
Eastern Atlantic: 65°N (between Greenland to Iceland) to about 44°N (Ref. 4740); two records at 26°N 16°W and 11°N 24°W. Western Atlantic: between 42°N and 37°N. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Circumglobal in the subtropical convergence south of 35°S.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4468)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 0; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 17 - 20; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 16 - 19. Body slender, moderately compressed. Serial photophores small, deeply embedded in skin. Minute light organs scattered over skin of body (Ref. 37473).
Mesopelagic species.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Gibbs, R.H. and M.A. Barnett, 1990. Melanostomiidae. p. 308-337. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4468)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.7 - 5.9, mean 4.2 °C (based on 535 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [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): 4.5 ±0.80 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 17.5 [4.2, 71.4] mg/100g; Iron = 0.367 [0.114, 1.206] mg/100g; Protein = 3.11 [0.00, 7.03] %; Omega3 = 0.183 [0.057, 0.634] g/100g; Selenium = 10.8 [3.1, 42.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 51.2 [6.4, 401.5] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.434 [0.193, 1.054] mg/100g (wet weight);