Threadfin dragonfish (Echiostoma barbatum)

Scientific name: Echiostoma barbatum Lowe, 1843

Threadfin dragonfish (Echiostoma barbatum)

The Threadfin dragonfish (Echiostoma barbatum) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 14 - 18

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Echiostoma barbatum
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
36.8
Depth range
30–4200 m (98–13780 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 30 - 4200 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Portugal to South Africa except the Gulf of Guinea. Western Atlantic: USA south to Argentina, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. 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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