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Photonectes braueri (Zugmayer, 1913)

Brauer's dragonfish
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Uruguay country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/uy.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Gibbs, R.H. and M.A. Barnett, 1990
National Database: Dinara

Common names from other countries

Taiseiyou-hoteieso, 勃氏袋巨口鱼, 拟袋巨口鱼, ... more

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Photonectes: Greek, photos = light + Greek, nekton = swimmer (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - 1000 m (Ref. 58018).   Deep-water; 39°N - 56°S

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: Azores south to Mauritania, then from Angola to South Africa. Western Atlantic: USA to Bahamas, then from Brazil to Argentina. Western Pacific: Australia (Ref. 7300) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Also western Indian Ocean.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4468)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 15 - 18; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 17 - 21. Body elongate and slender. Short, blunt nonprotrusible snout. Barbel stem is black and bulb unpigmented (Ref. 37039).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Mesopelagic species (Ref. 4468, 75154).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador | Colaboradores

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)

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