Exotic snaggletooth (Eupogonesthes xenicus)

Scientific name: Eupogonesthes xenicus Parin & Borodulina, 1993

Exotic snaggletooth (Eupogonesthes xenicus)

The Exotic snaggletooth (Eupogonesthes xenicus) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal soft rays: 16; Vertebrae: 54. Body brown black; paired caudal fins not pigmented; dorsal and anal fins pigmented; adipose fin brilliant black. Chin barbel long, almost twice as long as the head, tapering to the end; with 2 glandular bulbs, the anterior one appearing as spindle-shaped expansion of the shaft which begins just behind the articulation with the chin and occupies nearly 1/3 of the length of the barbel; posterior bulb like a terminal proboscis of the barbel.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eupogonesthes xenicus
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
11.4
Depth range
200–600 m (656–1969 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean.
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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