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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Chirostomias: Greek, cheir = hand + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Regan & Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser bathypelagisch; tiefenbereich ? - 500 m (Ref. 5951). Deep-water; 45°N - 20°N
Eastern Atlantic: Spain south to Mauritania. Western Atlantic: USA to Cuba. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951).
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.5 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 4468)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 18 - 20; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 22 - 26. Body slender, compressed, much deeper than wide. Barbel short. Stem of barbel black or dark brown, basal portion of bulb black, terminal luminous portion and filaments yellowish. Postorbital photophore absent in males, present in males. Black, with greenish or bluish bronze iridescence on anterior parts of sides (Ref. 37473).
Mesopelagic species.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 11.5 - 19.3, mean 13.8 °C (based on 22 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00302 (0.00116 - 0.00786), b=3.12 (2.89 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.3 ±0.8 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): mittel, Verdopplung der Population dauert 1,4 - 4,4 Jahre. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 26 [6, 111] mg/100g; Iron = 0.425 [0.131, 1.408] mg/100g; Protein = 3.06 [0.00, 7.01] %; Omega3 = 0.172 [0.053, 0.606] g/100g; Selenium = 7.76 [1.93, 30.84] μg/100g; VitaminA = 59.7 [7.7, 460.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.52 [0.23, 1.28] mg/100g (wet weight);
