Barbate dragonfish (Eustomias enbarbatus)

Scientific name: Eustomias enbarbatus Welsh, 1923

Barbate dragonfish (Eustomias enbarbatus)

The Barbate dragonfish (Eustomias enbarbatus) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eustomias enbarbatus
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.4
Depth range
0–800 m (0–2625 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 800 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Western Sahara to Namibia (not known from the Gulf of Guinea). Western Atlantic: USA south to Argentina including the Caribbean Sea. Also Indian and Pacific oceans.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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