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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 0 - 200 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: northern Gulf of Mexico, Straits of Florida, and off the Guianas.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.4 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 37039)
Short description
Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total): 21-26; Radios blandos anales: 33 - 40; Vértebra: 64 - 66. Body color black; depth 8.8% SL; head length 13.5% SL. Lower jaw about as long as upper jaw and is not upturned at tip. Chin barbel 11-47% SL. Barbel with slender stem and 2 terminal bulbs separated by distance 1.2-3.7% SL. Distal bulb 0.5-1.5% SL (about same size as proximal bulb); ovoid but not bilobate; lacks terminal filament. No deep ventral groove on belly. Pectoral fin 2 free rays.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
McEachran, J.D. and J.D. Fechhelm, 1998. Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico. Volume 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press, Austin. 1112p. (Ref. 37039)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 20 - 27.5, mean 24.7 °C (based on 221 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00302 (0.00117 - 0.00783), b=3.12 (2.89 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.2 ±0.73 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).