Eupogonesthes
xenicus
Parin & Borodulina, 1993
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Family:
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Stomiidae
(Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Astronesthinae
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Order:
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Stomiiformes
(lightfishes and dragonfishes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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11.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 41472) |
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Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range ? – 554 m
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Climate: |
deep-water |
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Importance:
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Resilience: |
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
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Distribution:
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Eastern Indian Ocean.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10 - 10;
Anal
soft rays: 16;
Vertebrae: 54. Body brown black; paired caudal fins not pigmented; dorsal and anal fins pigmented; adipose fin brilliant black. Chin barbel long, almost twice as long as the head, tapering to the end; with 2 glandular bulbs, the anterior one appearing as spindle-shaped expansion of the shaft which begins just behind the articulation with the chin and occupies nearly 1/3 of the length of the barbel; posterior bulb like a terminal proboscis of the barbel (Ref. 41472).
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Biology: |
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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