Scaleless black dragonfish
📖 Overview
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🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 16; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 20. Barbel expanded end wide proximally, tapers to a point distally. Stem of barbel pigmented. Numerous small photophores present .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Scaleless black dragonfish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Scaleless black dragonfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 25 - 2000 m . Deep-water; 56°N - 40°S east of 40°W south to Guinea Bissau, also from Namibia to South Africa.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Scaleless black dragonfish · Scaleless Dragonfish |
| 🌍CES | pestrosvítivec Beanův |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | torpedopiikkisuu |
| 🇫🇷French | Dragon à taches blanches |
| 🌍ISL | þráðskeggur |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-dragão-liso |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Синеносый чернорот |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melanostomias bulbosus | Beebe | 1933 | Synonym |
| Melanostomias spilorhynchus | Regan & Trewavas | 1930 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 124 records indexed .
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