Scaleless dragonfish (Bathophilus nigerrimus)

Scientific name: Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882

Scaleless dragonfish (Bathophilus nigerrimus)

The Scaleless dragonfish (Bathophilus nigerrimus) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 15

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bathophilus nigerrimus
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.2
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: off Gibraltar, Western Sahara south to Gabon including western Mediterranean; and off South Africa. Western Atlantic: between 20?N and 27?N, and from Brazil to Argentina. Indian and Pacific oceans.
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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