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Sickle snaggletooth (Borostomias mononema) fish species information

Scientific Name
Borostomias mononema

Common Name
Sickle snaggletooth

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 13; Anal soft rays: 18. Body moderately elongate and slender, enlarge fanglike teeth in the jaws. Moderate chin barbel, bulbous black proximal part and narrow pale distal part. Serial photophores not broken into small groups (Ref. 37039).

Classification

Classified By

Regan & Trewavas, 1929

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lightfishes and Dragonfishes (Stomiiformes)

Family

Barbeled dragonfishes (Stomiidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Morocco south to Congo. Western Atlantic: southern part of USA to the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. One specimen collected off the Guianas (Ref. 13608). Western Pacific: Australia (Ref. 7300) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Also known from the Northwest Pacific (Ref. 41173). Elsewhere, Indian Ocean.

Range

35°N -

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

640 m

Depth To - meters

658 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 640 - 658 m (Ref. 26165)

Trophic Level

3.98 s.e. 0.66 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

31.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5156 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (41 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated