Tearbulb Dragonfish
📖 Overview
Probably undergoes some form of vertical migration from below 500 m during the day and within the upper 100 m at night .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 25; Anal soft rays: 40 - 41. Two pectoral rays (one as tiny rudiment), and a barbel with three branches arising proximal to midlength of the stem, followed by two ovoid swellings (bulbs), either contiguous or separated, and a large terminal bulb. The tear-shaped terminal bulb larger in diameter than the stem or proximal bulbs, with the acuminate end posteriad and upturned dorsally, and bears multiple filaments and bulblets in two groups, one at its anterodorsal surface and one at its terminus. Barbels relatively short (
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Tearbulb Dragonfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Tearbulb Dragonfish is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Tearbulb Dragonfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 809 m . Deep-water; 41°N - 26°N Northwest Atlantic: known only from slope water south of Georges Bank to the northern Sargasso Sea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Tearbulb Dragonfish |
| 🌍CES | svítivka Craddockova |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-dragão-ceifador |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 1 records indexed .
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