Eustomias macrophthalmus
No common name
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Stomiiformes
Stomiidae (Dragonfishes)
Eustomias
Eustomias macrophthalmus
Description
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Characters
Elongate and slender body; long, tapering, protrusible snout; long chin barbel with long terminal bulb; abdominal pelvic fins; body depth 6.3% to 8.7% SL; head length 13.3% SL; lower jaw equal to upper jaw length, not upturned at tip; 7-15 premaxillary teeth, 9-18 lower jaw teeth; chin barbel 7.6% to 9.3% SL with slender stem and single elongate terminal bulb (4.3% to 7% SL, 6 times longer than wide); no ventral groove on belly; 2 free pectoral fin rays; dorsal fin 20-25 rays, anal fin 35-37 rays, pelvic fin 7 rays; IP 7, PV 31-34, VAV 17, OV 32-34, VAL 17, AC 17 or 18; no pre-orbital or suborbital luminous organs; Po 34% to 67% of eye diameter
Black; barbel stem lightly pigmented, bulb unpigmented
Distribution
Western Atlantic off the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and Caribbean Sea
Habitat Associations
Near surface to 1,800 m depth
Biology
111 mm SL
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2018-10-12. Resilience: High (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Phylogeny and Morphologically Similar Fishes
Distinguished from other family members by combination of characters
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Morrow and Gibbs 1964
Gomon and Gibbs 1985
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.
Patzner, R.A. (2008) Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p.
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