Leptostomias gladiator explained

Leptostomias gladiator is a species of fish in the family Stomiidae (barbeled dragonfish).[1] [2] [3] It is sometimes called the scaleless dragonfish, but that name is shared with many other species.[4] [5]

Description

Leptostomias gladiator has a slender body, blackish brown to deep black.[6] The bulb of its barbel is creamy yellow, and its photophores are violet. Its length is maximum .[7] It has 19–22 dorsal soft rays and 23–29 anal soft rays.[8] [9] It has 77 vertebrae.[10]

Habitat

Leptostomias gladiator lives in non-polar oceans worldwide.[11] It is bathypelagic, living at depths up to .[8]

Behaviour

Leptostomias gladiator eats lanternfish.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Collected Reprints. August 31, 1987. The Center. Google Books.
  2. Book: Soft-rayed Bony Fishes: Orders Isospondyli and Giganturoidei: Part 4. Henry B.. Bigelow. Daniel M.. Cohen. Myvanwy M.. Dick. Robert H. Gibbs. Jr. Marion. Grey. James E. Morrow. Jr. Leonard P.. Schultz. Vladimir. Walters. October 23, 2018. Yale University Press. 9781933789279. Google Books.
  3. Web site: Taxonomy browser (Leptostomias gladiator). www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov.
  4. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Leptostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911). www.marinespecies.org.
  5. Web site: Leptostomias gladiator - (Zugmayer, 1911). eunis.eea.europa.eu.
  6. Book: Smiths' Sea Fishes. Margaret M.. Smith. Phillip C.. Heemstra. December 6, 2012. Springer Science & Business Media. 9783642828584. Google Books.
  7. Book: Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United. Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean. August 1, 2020. Food & Agriculture Org.. 9789251330944. Google Books.
  8. Web site: Leptostomias gladiator. www.fishbase.de.
  9. Web site: Marine Species Identification Portal : Leptostomias gladiator. species-identification.org.
  10. Book: Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. John. McEachran. Janice D.. Fechhelm. June 17, 2013. University of Texas Press. 9780292757059. Google Books.
  11. Web site: Leptostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911). www.gbif.org.

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