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🌊 Marine Least Concern 🌡️ Temperate

Slender Dragonfish

Stomias gracilis Garman, 1899
Max Length
26 cm
Max Weight
-
Lifespan
-
Trophic Level
4
Depth
200–1250 m
Climate
Temperate
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
41.00/100
Typical Length
-
Depth Zone
deep-water

📖 Overview

Overview information for Slender Dragonfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.

Scientific Name
Stomias gracilis
Authority
Garman, 1899
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Temperate
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
26 cm
Depth Range
200–1250 m
Trophic Level
4
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
41.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt

🔬 Taxonomy

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Teleostei
Order
Stomiiformes
Stomiiformes
Family
Stomiidae
Stomiidae
Genus
Stomias
Stomias
Species
Slender Dragonfish
Stomias gracilis

🐟 Physical Description

Physical description for Slender Dragonfish is currently being compiled.

🌀 Behaviour

Behavioural data for Slender Dragonfish is currently being reviewed.

🦐 Diet

Diet information for Slender Dragonfish is currently being compiled.

🥚 Reproduction

Reproduction data for Slender Dragonfish is currently being compiled.

🌍 Habitat & Distribution

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 200 - 1250 m . Temperate; 40°S - 62°S

🌿 Ecology

Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine 🌑 Deep Water
Trophic Level
4±0.6

📐 Morphometrics

Length–Weight Relationship: W = 0.00174 × L3.22 (TL)
Max TL
26cm

🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance

Salinity Range
30–40ppt

🛡️ Conservation Assessment

IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2018

📊 Population Risk & Fisheries

Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
41.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
4
Apex / Top predator
Climate Zone
Temperate
Described By
Garman, 1899

🌐 Names & Taxonomy

Language Common Names
🇬🇧English Slender Dragonfish
🌍CES světlonoš štíhlý
🇫🇷French Poisson-dragon gracile · Poisson-dragon gracile, Stomie gracile
🇵🇹Portuguese Peixe-dragão-gracioso

Scientific Synonyms

Scientific Name Author Year Status
Stomias boa gracilis Garman 1899 Synonym

🗺️ Global Occurrence Map

Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 23 records indexed .

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