Scaleless black dragonfish (Melanostomias bartonbeani)

Scientific name: Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927

Scaleless black dragonfish (Melanostomias bartonbeani)

The Scaleless black dragonfish (Melanostomias bartonbeani) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 20. Barbel expanded end wide proximally, tapers to a point distally. Stem of barbel pigmented. Numerous small photophores present.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Melanostomias bartonbeani
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.2
Depth range
25–2000 m (82–6562 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 25 - 2000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: from 56?N east of 40?W south to Guinea Bissau, also from Namibia to South Africa. Western Atlantic: west of 40?W between 45?N-25?N, and from Brazil to Argentina. Northwest Atlantic: Canada. Also Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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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