Actinopterygii (strålfeniga fiskar) >
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) >
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Flagellostomias: Latin, flagellum = whip + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335).
Miljö / Klimat / Range
Ekologi
; marina batypelagisk; djupintervall 0 - 3000 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water, preferred ?; 45°N - 49°S, 98°W - 154°W
Eastern Atlantic: Spain southward to South Africa. Western Atlantic: USA to the Gulf of Mexico (no records between 10°N to 20°S), and from southern Brazil to Argentina. Also found in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 32.2 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 4468)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 0; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 14-17; Taggstrålar i analfenan 0; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 21 - 26. Body compressed. Stem of barbel spotted with numerous patches of white luminous tissue (Ref. 37473).
Meso- (Ref. 4468) and bathypelagic (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
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. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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