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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Bathophilus: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, phyle = dear, friend of (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Professor Léon Louis Vaillant (1834–1914) was a French herpetologist, ichthyologist and malacologist at the Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris, well known for his researches in East Indian ichthyology. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 4900 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 45°N - 48°S
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal south to Mauritania. Western Atlantic: USA to Bahamas. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4468)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 16; Anal soft rays: 14 - 17. Body cylindrical than compressed. Barbel very long and slender. Black to steely grey, with metallic sheen that may be purplish to greenish or bronzy (Ref. 37473).
Mesopelagic species (Ref. 4468).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gibbs, R.H. Jr., 1984. Melanostomiidae. p. 341-365. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4740)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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