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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Eustomias Paucifilis

Eustomias paucifilis Parr, 1927
Max Length
12.4 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4.3
Depth
-
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Eustomias Paucifilis is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Eustomias paucifilis
Authority
Parr, 1927
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
12.4 cm
Trophic Level
4.3
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
29.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Stomiiformes
Stomiiformes
Family
Stomiidae
Stomiidae
Genus
Eustomias
Eustomias
Species
Eustomias Paucifilis
Eustomias paucifilis

🐟 Physical Description

Barbel with three branches arising together from stem; barbel stem pigmented only up to origin of branches; distal stem pigmented only on axis and small internal spots; terminal bulb roughly spheroidal with a pair of prominent irregularly shaped patches of pigment on proximal dorsal surface; two to six unpigmented ovoids or 'beads' medially between pigment patches, often protruding above pigmented surface; a single pair of laterally based terminal filaments on dorsal tip of bulb; two medial filaments ventral to lateral filaments; ventralmost medial filament usually longer or more ornate than lateral filaments.: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Eustomias Paucifilis is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Eustomias Paucifilis is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Size at Maturity
14cm TL

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; pelagic-oceanic. Deep-water; 32°N - 12°N Central Atlantic: Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas (Ref.

🌿 Ecology

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

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00309 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
12.4cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
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
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Parr, 1927

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Eustomias bigelowi paucifilis Parr 1927 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 3 records indexed .

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