Photostomias guernei
No common name
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G5
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Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Stomiiformes
Stomiidae (Dragonfishes)
Photostomias
Photostomias guernei
Description
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Characters
Elongate and slender; lacks pectoral fins and chin barbel; body depth 7.7-13.9% SL; head length 16-22.1% SL; snout length 12.4% head length; eye diameter 13.8-25.2% head length; 2 nares per side; premaxilla with 6-10 small-moderate teeth; maxilla with up to 30 small denticles; palatine with 2-7 teeth; lower jaw with 2 large anterior teeth and up to 38 posterior teeth; dorsal fin 22-29 rays; pelvic fin 6 rays; anal fin 25-33 rays; IP 7; PV 13-16; VAV 21-25; OV 12-17; VAL 20-23; AC 12-15; preorbital luminous organ present; So absent; Po triangular, longer than wide; vertebrae 52-58
Black
Distribution
Tropical to temperate North Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico in western Atlantic
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathypelagic. depth range 1138-3100 m.
Biology
Penaeidean shrimp (Sergestes)
135 mm SL
Mesopelagic species (Ref. 4469). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Reproductive mode: dioecism; fertilization: external; nonguarders (open water/substratum egg scatterers); parental care: none.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2013-05-20. Resilience: Medium (Assuming tmax>3).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Morrow 1964c
Rass 1971
Bekker et al. 1975
Murdy et al. 1983
Gibbs 1984e
Sutton and Hopkins in press
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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.
Bigelow, H.B., D.M. Cohen, M.M. Dick, R.H. Gibbs Jr., M. Grey, J.E. Morrow Jr., L.P. Schultz and V. Walters (1964) Fishes of the western North Atlantic. Part four. New Haven, Sears Found. Mar. Res., Yale Univ.
Kenaley, C.P. and K.E. Hartel (2005) A revision of Atlantic species of Photostomias (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Malacosteinae), with a description of a new species. Ichthyol. Res. 52(3):251-263.
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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