Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 54 - 66; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 43; Vertebrae: 81 - 85.

Common Names

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Pacifisk dragekæftfisk , Danish , Denmark

Pacific black dragon , English , UK

Pacific blackdragon , English , USA

Mitsumatayariuo , Japanese , Japan

穴口奇棘魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

穴口奇棘鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Črna zmajevka , Slovene , Slovenia

Dragon negro , Spanish , Spain

Hocicudo , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Stomiiformes

Family: Stomiidae

Genus: Idiacanthus

Species: Idiacanthus antrostomus Gilbert, 1890

Climate Zone

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bathypelagic

Biology

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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).

Habitat

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bathypelagic

Conservation Status

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Least Concern

Threat to Humans

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Harmless