Eustomias Securicula
📖 Overview
Eustomias Securicula (Eustomias securicula), first described by Prokofiev & Orlov, 2022 is a small fish in the family Stomiidae (order Stomiiformes). Adults typically reach 13.00 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. It occurs in Deep-water waters. Diet is predominantly piscivorous, targeting other fish and larger prey.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 25; Anal soft rays: 35. This species of the subgenus Biradiostomias is distinguished by the following characters: a leaf-like terminal extension of the chin barbel, the distal third with a single oval bulb with a small papillary terminal appendage and with a patch of pigmentation at the base; ventral edge of the bulb is laterally compressed, sharp; inner trunk of the barbel with loose melanophoric pigmentation and disappearing at the border with terminal expansion; total vertebrae 68; absence of formed dorsal subcutaneous spots .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Eustomias Securicula is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range ? - 1030 m . Deep-water
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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