Eustomias Crossotus

📖 Overview

Eustomias Crossotus (Eustomias crossotus), first described by Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 is a small fish in the family Stomiidae (order Stomiiformes). Adults typically reach 12.80 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 330 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

Dorsal soft rays (total): 25; Anal soft rays: 38; Vertebrae: 68. Two terminal bulbs separated by a short interspace, 0.3-1.5 times length of distal bulb. Barbel 52-63% SL in specimens larger than 8 cm. Terminal filament long (11-22% SL except in smallest specimen; with 2-4 long branches arising closely together a short distance (less than 0.5 to about 1.3 distal bulb lengths) from distal bulb. All branches with very small bulblets and without sub-branches. Stem axis well pigmented except in smallest specimen (6.6 cm); stem between bulbs and proximal part of filament usually lightly pigmented. Middorsal paired spots under skin between occiput and dorsal-fin origin usually 8, sometimes 7 .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Eustomias Crossotus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 330 m . Deep-water South China Sea, and off the Solomon Islands.

🌿 Ecology

📐 Morphometrics

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

🐠 Related Species

🔍 Similar Species

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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