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Common dragonfish (Eustomias vulgaris) fish species information

Scientific Name
Eustomias vulgaris

Common Name
Common dragonfish

Biology
Barbel without branches arising from stem; stem solidly pigmented; stem pigment extending onto terminal bulb; terminal filament absent or single and medial (Ref. 45801).

Classification

Classified By

Clarke, 2001

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lightfishes and Dragonfishes (Stomiiformes)

Family

Barbeled dragonfishes (Stomiidae)

Distribution

Region

Pacific Ocean

Distribution

Pacific Ocean: near Hawaii (type locality, Teritu St. 710208, near Hawaii), several areas in the south central Pacific, and near the equator in the western Pacific.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

750 m

Zone

pelagic-oceanic

Environment

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 750 m (Ref. 58302)

Trophic Level

4.37 s.e. 0.79 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

19 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Least Concern (LC)