Melanostomias
biseriatus
Regan &
Trewavas,
1930
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Classification / Names
Teleostei (teleosts) > Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) >
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
> Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Melanostomias: Greek, melan, -anos = black + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
More on authors:
Regan &
Trewavas.
Environment / milieu / depth range / climate zone / distribution range
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 620 - 760 m (Ref. 13608); deep-water; 35°N - 22°S -.
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to Western Sahara and at Cameroon. Western Atlantic: USA south to Bahamas and from Venezuela to Brazil.
Maps
Melanostomias biseriatus / Native range
AquaMaps Data sources:
GBIF
OBIS
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Melanostomias biseriatus / Suitable habitat
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GBIF
OBIS
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Melanostomias biseriatus / Point map
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GBIF
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Melanostomias biseriatus / Year 2050
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GBIF
OBIS
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Size / Weight / Age
Max length: 25.0 cm SL male/unsexed (Ref. 37039).
Short description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. Body moderately elongate and slender. Barbel has slender stem and narrow, flattened distal tip. Preorbital and suborbital luminous organs are absent. Black in color. Barbel stem is black, tip of barbel unpigmented (Ref. 37039).
Main reference
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. 125652)
Least Concern (LC); date assessed: May 21 2013
CITES (Ref. 131153)
Not Evaluated
CMS (Ref. 116361)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 6.2 - 11.2, mean 7.6 °C (based on 18 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD50 = 0.5 [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): 4.2 ±0.7 se; Based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (21 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155): Calcium = 0 [0, 0] mg/100g; Iron = 0 [0, 0] mg/100g; Protein = 0 [0, 0] %; Omega3 = 0 [0, 0] g/100g; Selenium = 0 [0, 0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 0 [0, 0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0 [0, 0] mg/100g (wet weight);