Fangtooth dragonfish (Melanostomias niger)

Scientific name: Melanostomias niger Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924

Fangtooth dragonfish (Melanostomias niger)

The Fangtooth dragonfish (Melanostomias niger) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Melanostomias niger
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.0
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia. Southwest Pacific: New Zealand. Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to South Africa. Associated with the southern Subtropical Convergence. South Atlantic between 20? and 50?S and Pacific.
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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