Brauer's dragonfish (Photonectes braueri)

Scientific name: Photonectes braueri Zugmayer, 1913

Brauer's dragonfish (Photonectes braueri)

The Brauer's dragonfish (Photonectes braueri) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-18; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21. Body elongate and slender. Short, blunt nonprotrusible snout. Barbel stem is black and bulb unpigmented.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Photonectes braueri
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
28.2
Depth range
0–1000 m (0–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Azores south to Mauritania, then from Angola to South Africa. Western Atlantic: USA to Bahamas, then from Brazil to Argentina. Western Pacific: Australia and New Zealand. Also western Indian Ocean.
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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