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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Idiacanthinae
Etymology: Idiacanthus: Greek, idia = own privative + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335); antrostomus: antrostomus meaning cavern mouth (Ref. 4525).
More on author: Gilbert.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 0 - 1103 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 42°N -
Eastern Pacific: throughout most of the tropic and temperate waters, both north and south of the equator.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 33.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 4525); 38.0 cm TL (female)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 0; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 54 - 66; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 28 - 43; Vertèbres: 81 - 85.
Mesopelagic species (Ref. 559). Migrates to the surface at night and return to the depths at dawn. Feed mainly on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 4525). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35926). Exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism, with larvoid males (Ref. 35926).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 1 - 22.5, mean 11.7 °C (based on 216 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.60 se; based on food items.
Generation time: 2.2 ( na - na) years. Estimated as median ln(3)/K based on 1
growth studies.
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (26 of 100).