Eustomias Curtifilis

📖 Overview

Eustomias Curtifilis (Eustomias curtifilis), first described by Clarke, 2000 is a medium-sized fish in the family Stomiidae (order Stomiiformes). Adults typically reach 16.60 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 120 to 660 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 spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20 - 27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 37 - 45. Chin barbel with 3 branches arising together from the 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 a bilobed, reticulated patch of pigment on proximal dorsal surface; no unpigmented ovoids associated with bulb pigment; terminal filaments short and simple, a single laterally based pair on the dorsal tip of bulb and one or two medial filaments ventral of these.: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Eustomias Curtifilis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

🥚 Reproduction

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 120 - 660 m . Deep-water; 17°S - 21°S, 28°W - 30°W Southwest Atlantic: Trindade and Martim Vaz Archipelago.

🌿 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) - 3 records indexed .

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