Eustomias Shunyo
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 30; Anal soft rays: 48 - 49; Vertebrae: 69 - 72. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D 30; A 48-49; pectoral-fin rays 9-10; pelvic-fin rays 7; 29-31 PV photophores; 26-27 AC photophores; 69-72 vertebrae; preanal length 63.7-65.3% SL; head length 9.7-10.1% SL; barbel length 12.2-13.7% SL; single luminous gland on upper margin of caudal fin; stem of barbel lacking external pigmentation except for its proximal portion, and melanophores sparsely scattered around small photophores on ventral side of stem; pale yellow patches arranged in 1 or 2 rows on dorsal and ventral sides of stem; single or pared filaments on dorsal side of distal portion of barbel stem just before terminal bulb; and single leaf-shaped dark patch on ventral side of bulb .: elongated; Cross section: circular.
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
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🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 30 - 180 m . Tropical Northwest Pacific.
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