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🌊 Marine Data Deficient 🌡️ Tropical

Eustomias Globulifer

Eustomias globulifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Max Length
-
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4.3
Depth
0–200 m
Climate
Tropical
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Eustomias Globulifer (Eustomias globulifer), first described by Regan & Trewavas, 1930 is a fish in the family Stomiidae (order Stomiiformes). It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 0 to 200 metres. It occurs in Tropical 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 globulifer
Authority
Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
DD
Depth Range
0–200 m
Trophic Level
4.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Eustomias Globulifer is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Eustomias Globulifer 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; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 200 m . Tropical Central Atlantic: Caribbean Sea.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
4.3±0.8

📐 Morphometrics

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

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Data Deficient
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
29.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.3
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Regan & Trewavas, 1930

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