FB-59211 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59211 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Stomiiformes Stomiidae Melanostomias Melanostomias vierecki Fowler, 1934 2002-04-02 2021-09-09 Gibbs, R.H. Jr., T.A. Clarke and J.R. Gomon0 Taxonomy and distribution of the stomioid fish genus Eustomias (Melanostomiidae), I: subgenus Nominostomias. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 380:139 p. (Ref. 11333) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the National Museum of Natural History (Smithsonian Institution). Smithsonian Institution-Division of Fishes. (Ref. 38732) Harold, A.S.0 Melanostomiidae: Scaleless dragonfishes (scaleless black dragonfishes). p. 1911-1913. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 3. Batoid fishes, chimaeras and bony fishes. Part 1 (Elopidae to Linophrynidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 39804) Anonymous0 Fish collection database of the Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen. (Ref. 40919) Kashkin, N.I.0 Mesopelagic ichthyofauna of the southwestern Pacific. J. Ichthyol. 29(3):116-127. (Ref. 45845) Fricke, R., M. Kulbicki and L. Wantiez0 Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie 4:341-463. (Ref. 86942) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) Saks, L.0 Estonian Common Names, Rank 2. Personal communication (Ref. 116654) FB-DiagnosticDescr-59217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-10-01 00:00:00 2002-10-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59217 A single terminal bulb 1.1-1.2% SL. Barbel length 48-49% SL at 11.2-14.8 cm; 32-37% at 19.4-21.4 cm. Short, slender terminal filaments 3, each branching complexly and with numerous small bulblets forming swellings. Axis of stem well pigmented proximally, becoming sparsely pigmented distally; a dark spot usually at the base of distal bulb. No external pigment spots proximal to bulb. External chevron-shaped or roundish striated areas unpigmented. Middorsal paired spots between occiput and dorsal-fin origin 7 (Ref. 11333). 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) FB-Morphology-59217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2002-10-01 00:00:00 2002-10-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Dorsal soft rays (total): 25; Analsoft rays: 38; Vertebrae: 68 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) FB-Distribution-59217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-04-02 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Pacific Ocean: southeast of New Caledonia and from the Nazca Ridge. 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) FB-Uses-59217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-04-02 00:00:00 2002-10-01 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size fisheries: of no interest FB-Size-59217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-04-02 00:00:00 2002-10-01 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59217 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 21.4 cm (male/unsexed; (Ref. 11333)); 14.75 cm SL (female) 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) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-59217 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2002-04-02 00:00:00 2002-10-01 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=59217 bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 337 m (Ref. 11333) 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)