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Eustomias bifilis Gibbs, 1960

Twinthread dragonfish
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> Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).

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

marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - 800 m (Ref. 58302). Deep-water; 30°N - 23°S, 100°E - 154°W

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

Indo-West Pacific: Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6993) and Indonesia (Ref. 5978). Reported from the Hawaiian Islands (Ref. 58302).

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.5 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 31667)

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Mesopelagic species (Ref. 559, 75154). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. Also Ref. 58302.

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Kailola, P.J., 1987. The fishes of Papua New Guinea. A revised and annotated checklist. Vol. 1. Myxinidae to Synbranchidae. Research Bulletin No. 41. Department of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. 194 p. (Ref. 6993)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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