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Eustomias obscurus  Vaillant, 1884

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Actinopterigi (pesci con pinne raggiate) > Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).   More on author: Vaillant.

Ambiente / Clima / Range Ecologia

; marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 20 - 1900 m (Ref. 58018).   Deep-water, preferred ?; 43°N - 30°S

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Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and the Azores south to Guinea, and from Democratic Republic of the Congo to Namibia. Western Atlantic: USA south to Cuba, off Puerto Rico, and off Brazil.

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.5 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4468)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 23-30. Body elongate and very slender. Long, protrusible snout, long chin barbel bearing a single or double terminal bulbs (Ref. 37039).

Biologia     Glossario (es. epibenthic)

Mesopelagic species (Ref. 4468).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

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. 115185)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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