Longfin dragonfish (Tactostoma macropus)

Scientific name: Tactostoma macropus Bolin, 1939

The Longfin dragonfish (Tactostoma macropus) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Biology

Mesopelagic migrating into epipelagic at night. Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Tactostoma macropus
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
34.3
Depth range
0–2000 m (0–6562 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan; Kamchatka and Kuril Islands. Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea and the Gulf of Alaska to southern California, USA, southwards to central Baja California. Reported from Chile.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.3)

Sources

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

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