Eustomias Curtatus

📖 Overview

Eustomias Curtatus (Eustomias curtatus), first described by Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 is a medium-sized fish in the family Stomiidae (order Stomiiformes). Adults typically reach 15.20 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 1000 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 Data Deficient.

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 25; Anal soft rays: 40; Vertebrae: 68. A single terminal bulb, its length more than twice its width, with a very short or no terminal projection. Bulb and projection combined 0.4-1.6% SL. Barbel 35-57% SL. Axis of stem moderately pigmented proximally, usually becoming lighter distally. External chevron-shaped or roundish striated areas unpigmented, becoming closely spaced distally. Spherical to ovoid inclusions present in distal half of stem, small and widely spaced proximally, becoming fairly crowded distally, difficult to discern in specimens smaller than about 9 cm SL. Middorsal paired spots between occiput and dorsal-fin origin 8, sometimes 7 or 9 .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Eustomias Curtatus is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1000 m . Deep-water Central Pacific: vicinity of Hawaii.

🌿 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) - 2 records indexed .

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