Borostomias antarcticus

• Overview
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
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• Notes

Overview

Family : Barbeled dragonfishes; An oceanic and mesopelagic species usually found deeper than 500 m during the day[1]. Feeds on midwater fishes and crustaceans[1].

Common Names

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Description

Family Stomiidae

Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans. No true gill rakers in adults ; one infraorbital bone; one or no supramaxillaries; mesopterygoid reduced in size or absent; photophores without ducts or lumen ; mental barbel in most, associated with hyoid apparatus; pectoral fin rays absent in Tactostoma, Idiacanthus, and Photostomias; most are darkish in color.The family Stomiidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Stomiiformes. It contains 27 genera and 228 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is anguilliform . Etymology of this family name : Greek, stoma = mouth

Habitat

May be found at depths of 300 to 2630 meters.

Biome: Saltwater . Bathydemersal .

Biology

Migration

Oceanodromous .

Taxonomy

Ambiguous Synonyms

1. Astronesthes richardsonii (Non Poey, 1852)

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Astronesthes antarcticus Lànnberg, 1905
2. Astronesthes antarcticus Lönnberg, 1905
3. Borostomias macrophthalmoides Koefoed, 1956
4. Borostomias macrophthalmus Regan & Trewavas, 1929
5. Borostomias roulei Regan & Trewavas, 1929
6. Diplolychnus bifilis Regan & Trewavas, 1929

Misapplied Names

1. Astronesthes richardsonii (non Poey, 1852)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 07-Aug-1994

Similar Species

Members of the genus Borostomias

There are approximately 10 species in this genus:

B. abyssorum · B. anarticus · B. antarcticus (Straightline Dragonfish) · B. antarticus · B. braueri · B. elucens · B. elucens · B. mononema · B. pacificus · B. panamensis (Panama Snaggletooth)

More Info

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Further Reading

• Al Sakaff, H. and M. Esseen (1999). Occurrence and distribution of fish species off Yemen (Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea). Naga ICLARM Q. 22(1):43-47.
• Duhamel, G. (1997). L'ichtyofaune des îles australes françaises de l'océan Indien. Cybium 21(1) suppl.: 147-168.
• Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
• Gibbs, R.H. and J.E. Morrow (1979). Astronesthidae. p. 126-129. In J.C. Hureau and Th. Monod (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and of the Mediterranean (CLOFNAM). UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
• Gibbs, R.H., Jr. (1984). Astronesthidae. p. 325-335. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1.
• Gon, O. (1990). Stomiidae. Scaly dragonfishes. p. 127-133. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa.
• Jonsson, G. (1992). Islenskir fiskar. Fiolvi, Reykjavik, 568 pp.
• Lönnberg, E. (1905). The fishes of the Swedish South Polar Expedition. Wiss. Ergebn. Schwed. Südpolar-Exped. 5(6):1-69.
• Moore, Jon A., Karsten E. Hartel, James E. Craddock, and John K. Galbraith 2003. An annotated list of deepwater fishes from off the New England region, with new area records. Northeastern Naturalist, vol. 10, no. 2. 159-248.
• Paulin, C., A. Stewart, C. Roberts and P. McMillan (1989). New Zealand fish: a complete guide. National Museum of New Zealand Miscellaneous Series No. 19. 279 p.
• Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley (1989). Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
• Pequeño, G. (1989). Peces de Chile. Lista sistematica revisada y comentada. Rev. Biol. Mar., Valparaiso 24(2):1-132.
• Sepúlveda, J.I.V. and G. R. Pequeño (1985). Fauna íctica del archipiélago de Juan Fernández. p. 81-91. In P. Arana (ed.) Escuela de Ciencias del Mar. Universidad Católica del Valparaiso, Valparaiso.

Notes

Contributors

• Arratia, Gloria (from FishBase).
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 7, 2006.
• FishBase 2006.
• Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

• Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Fish Collection
• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• GBIF-Sweden: Fishes (NRM)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Atlantic Reference Centre (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Canadian Museum of Nature - Fish Collection (OBIS Canada)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Ifremer BIOCEAN database (Deep Sea Benthic Fauna)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: MAR-ECO
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 1991-1995) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 2001-2005) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (years 2006-) (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South Western Pacific Regional OBIS Data provider for the NIWA Marine Biodata Information System
• Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History: Vertebrate specimens
• Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
• Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University: MCZ Fish Collection
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
• University of Kansas Biodiversity Research Center: Fish Collection

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2488718
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-25455
• Fishbase Species ID: 5098
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13452690
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 182869
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 104879

Footnotes

1. Gibbs, R.H., Jr. (1984). Astronesthidae. p. 325-335. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. [back]

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