Longbarb Scaly Dragonfish, Stomias longibarbatus (Brauer 1902)

Other Names: Scaly Dragonfish

Illustration of a Longbarb Scaly Dragonfish, Stomias longibarbatus. Source: Brauer 1906 Die Tiefsee-Fische. I. Systematischer Teil. In: Chun. Wissenschaftl. Ergebnisse der deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition "Valdivia," 1898-99. Jena. 15: 1-432, Pls. 1-18.. License: Copyright Expired. License: Copyright Expired

Summary:

An iridescent silver dragonfish with a very short, compressed caudal peduncle, and very long pale barbel with pale filamentous bulb.

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Bray, D.J. 2017, Stomias longibarbatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 13 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4438

Longbarb Scaly Dragonfish, Stomias longibarbatus (Brauer 1902)

More Info

Distribution	Coral Sea off northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Elsewhere the species is circumglobal in equatorial to subtropical waters.
Features	Dorsal fin 13-14; Anal fin 15-17. Slender body, caudal peduncle strongly compressed, extremely short.
Feeding	Most likely feeds on mesopelagic fishes and some crustaceans.
Species Citation	Macrostomias longibarbatus Brauer 1902, Zoologischer Anzeiger 25(668): 283. Type locality: Gulf of Guinea, off Italian Somaliland.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2017
Resources	Australian Faunal Directory

Longbarb Scaly Dragonfish, Stomias longibarbatus (Brauer 1902)

References

Brauer, A. 1902. Diagnosen von neuen Tiefseefischen, welche von der Valdivia-Expedition gesammelt sind. Zoologischer Anzeiger 25(668): 277-298.
Clarke, T.A. 1974. Some aspects of the ecology of stomiatoid fishes in the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. Fishery Bulletin (U.S.) 72(2): 337-351 figs 1-5

Fink, W. L & Fink, S.V. 1986. A phylogenetic analysis of the genus Stomias, including the synonymization of Macrostomias. Copeia 1986(2): 494-503.

Harold, A. 2015. Stomias longibarbatus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2015: e.T18257655A21909560. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T18257655A21909560.en. Downloaded on 02 February 2017.

Kenaley, C.P. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. Family Stomiidae, 69 Subfamily Stomiinae (pp. 487-491). In: Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. 2015. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576.