Hiddenbulb dragonfish (Eustomias cryptobulbus)

Scientific name: Eustomias cryptobulbus Clarke, 2001

The Hiddenbulb dragonfish (Eustomias cryptobulbus) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, known from two stations in the Indian Ocean and from many areas throughout the Pacific. Also known from four stations in the southeast Atlantic.

Biology

Barbel with three slender, unpigmented branches arising together from stem; all three reaching to or well beyond barbel tip; barbel stem pigmented externally up to origin of branches; only axis of distal part of stem pigmented except for an elongate, often distally forked, patch of external pigment extending dorsally from distal section of stem almost to distal tip of terminal bulb; bulb elongate, its length well over two times in its thickness; medial and lateral terminal filaments arising from unpigmented bulb tip.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Eustomias cryptobulbus
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.9
Depth range
0–975 m (0–3199 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 975 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: known from two stations in the Indian Ocean and from many areas throughout the Pacific. Also known from four stations in the southeast Atlantic.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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