Sidefilament Dragonfish
📖 Overview
Sidefilament Dragonfish (Eustomias borealis), first described by Clarke, 2000 is a small fish in the family Stomiidae (order Stomiiformes). Adults typically reach 14.30 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 950 metres. It occurs in Deep-water waters. Diet is predominantly piscivorous, targeting other fish and larger prey. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Barbel with three branches arising together from stem; barbel stem pigmented only up to origin of branches; distal stem pigmented only in axis and small internal spots; terminal bulb roughly spheroidal with short streaks of pigment on the dorsal surface roughly outlining numerous unpigmented ovoids visible internally; ovoids not protruding above bulb surface; a single pair of laterally based terminal filaments on the dorsal tip of bulb and two or three medial filaments ventral to them; the dorsal pair longer, usually thicker, and with more side filaments than the medial filaments.: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sidefilament Dragonfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 950 m . Deep-water North Atlantic: Bermuda.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Sidefilament Dragonfish |
| 🌍CES | svítivka severoatlantská |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-dragão-boreal |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .
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