Classification / Names
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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); cirritus: From the Latin cirritus, filamentous or having fine filaments, alluding to the delicate terminal filaments of this species..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - 337 m (Ref. 11333). Deep-water
Pacific Ocean: southeast of New Caledonia and from the Nazca Ridge.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.4 cm macho / no sexado; (Ref. 11333); 14.8 cm SL (female)
Short description
Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total): 25; Radios blandos anales: 38; Vértebra: 68. 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).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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