Common dragonfish (Eustomias vulgaris)

Scientific name: Eustomias vulgaris Clarke, 2001

The Common dragonfish (Eustomias vulgaris) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Biology

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

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eustomias vulgaris
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
19
Depth range
0–750 m (0–2461 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 750 m
Climate
Tropical
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
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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