Blueband dragonfish (Photonectes mirabilis)

Scientific name: Photonectes mirabilis Parr, 1927

The Blueband dragonfish (Photonectes mirabilis) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal soft rays: 18. Body slender, slightly compressed. Barbel with posterior branch between bulb and base.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Photonectes mirabilis
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
16.4
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Western Sahara to Mauritania. Western Atlantic: 37?N to 23?N west of 35?W, one record at 2?N, and from Brazil to Argentina. Western Central Pacific: Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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