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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Deep-water

Eustomias Dinema

Eustomias dinema Clarke, 1999
Max Length
14.8 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4.2
Depth
0–260 m
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Eustomias Dinema (Eustomias dinema), first described by Clarke, 1999 is a small fish in the family Stomiidae (order Stomiiformes). Adults typically reach 14.80 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 260 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.

Scientific Name
Eustomias dinema
Authority
Clarke, 1999
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
DD
Max Length
14.8 cm
Depth Range
0–260 m
Trophic Level
4.2
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
27.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

The barbel has three branches arising from the main stem .: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Eustomias Dinema is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

small fish
crustaceans
cephalopods

🥚 Reproduction

🐣 Oviparous 📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 260 m . Deep-water; 40°N - 21°N Central Pacific: known only from near the Hawaiian Islands.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
4.2±0.8

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00309 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
14.8cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2009

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
27.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.2
Apex / Top predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Clarke, 1999

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇵🇹Portuguese Peixe-dragão-simples

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 2 records indexed .

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