G?nther's boafish (Stomias affinis)

Scientific name: Stomias affinis G?nther, 1887

G?nther's boafish (Stomias affinis)

The G?nther's boafish (Stomias affinis) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-20; Anal soft rays: 18 - 23. Small teeth on each side of mandibular symphysis. Small photophores in the body.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stomias affinis
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
21.9
Depth range
0–3182 m (0–10440 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 3182 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical waters. Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania south to Angola. Also across the Atlantic between 0 and 20?N, extending to 35?N and 39?S in the western part (USA to Argentina). South China Sea, East China Sea and waters near to Taiwan Province.
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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