Eustomias cirritus

Eustomias cirritus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > 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.

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Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 337 m (Ref. 11333). Deep-water

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Pacific Ocean: southeast of New Caledonia and from the Nazca Ridge.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.4 cm male/unsexed; (Ref. 11333); 14.8 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 25; Anal soft rays: 38; Vertebrae: 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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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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: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 19 July 2019

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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