Tentacle dragonfish (Melanostomias tentaculatus)

Scientific name: Melanostomias tentaculatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

The Tentacle dragonfish (Melanostomias tentaculatus) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal soft rays: 19 - 20. Body elongate and moderately slender. Short, blunt, non-protrusible snout. Long chin barbel bearing a nonterminal bulb. Barbel stem black, bulb and tentacle unpigmented.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Melanostomias tentaculatus
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
24.0
Depth range
30–950 m (98–3117 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 30 - 950 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Madeira to Angola, but not known between Mauritania and Guinea. Western Atlantic: USA to Brazil including the Gulf of Mexico. Also known from the 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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