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Eustomias obscurus Vaillant, 1884

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

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

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 20 - 1900 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 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.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4468)

Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 30. Body elongate and very slender. Long, protrusible snout, long chin barbel bearing a single or double terminal bulbs (Ref. 37039).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Mesopelagic species (Ref. 4468).

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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)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 26 May 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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