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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Deep-water

Eustomias Triramis

Eustomias triramis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Max Length
11.2 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4.1
Depth
-
Climate
Deep-water
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
22.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Eustomias Triramis (Eustomias triramis), first described by Regan & Trewavas, 1930 is a small fish in the family Stomiidae (order Stomiiformes). Adults typically reach 11.20 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. On the IUCN Red List, it is classified as Least Concern.

Scientific Name
Eustomias triramis
Authority
Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Deep-water
Body Shape
Elongated
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
11.2 cm
Trophic Level
4.1
Resilience
High
Vulnerability
22.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

🐟 Physical Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Anal spines: 0. Barbel with 3 relatively simple branches arising from stem; none reaching bulb tip; external pigment present on barbel stem and dorsal surface of terminal bulb except for unpigmented tip; distal boundary of pigment smooth; terminal filament absent or small and simple.: elongated.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Eustomias Triramis 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; pelagic-oceanic. Deep-water; 28°N - 18°N central Atlantic and northern Gulf of Mexico.

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water 🐟 Pelagic
Trophic Level
4.1±0.7

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00309 × L3.12 (TL)
Max TL
11.2cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2014

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
High
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
22.00/100
Low vulnerability
Trophic Level
4.1
Apex / Top predator
Body Shape
Elongated
Climate Zone
Deep-water
Described By
Regan & Trewavas, 1930

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .

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