Melanostomias Biseriatus
📖 Overview
Overview information for Melanostomias Biseriatus is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18. Body moderately elongate and slender. Barbel has slender stem and narrow, flattened distal tip. Preorbital and suborbital luminous organs are absent. Black in color. Barbel stem is black, tip of barbel unpigmented .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Melanostomias Biseriatus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Melanostomias Biseriatus is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Melanostomias Biseriatus is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 620 - 760 m . Deep-water; 35°N - 22°S south to Western Sahara and at Cameroon.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🌍CES | pestrosvítivec dvouřadý |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | parijuovapiikkisuu |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Shiratamahoshieso · シラタマホシエソ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-dragão-infernal |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) — 22 records indexed .
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