FB-64866 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64866 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Characiformes Alestidae Alestes Alestes inferus Stiassny, Schelly & Mamonekene, 2009 2009-03-03 2024-08-12 Kenaley, C.P.0 Revision of Indo-Pacific species of the loosejaw dragonfish genus Photostomias (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Malacosteinae). Copeia 2009(1):175-189. (Ref. 80463) Patzner, R.A.0 Reproductive strategies of fish. pp. 311-350. In Rocha, M.J., A. Arukwe and B.G. Kapoor (eds). Fish reproduction: cytology, biology and ecology. Science Publisher, Inc. Oxford. 631 p. (Ref. 101194) Saks, L.0 Estonian Common Names, Rank 2. Personal communication (Ref. 116654) FB-DiagnosticDescr-64875 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-03-05 00:00:00 2009-03-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64875 This species differs from its congeners in having the following set of characters: male postorbital photophore (PO) large, 26.8-39.9% upper jaw length (UJL), in specimens greater than 60 mm (vs. small to moderate, 7.8-28.1% UJL, in all its congeners except P. atrox); female PO moderate, 10.3-15.0% UJL, in specimens greater than 60 mm (vs. small, 6.1-11.1% UJL, in P. tantillux and P. goodyeari); male AO small, 2.4-4.7% UJL, in specimens greater than 60 mm (vs. large, 4.9-9.6% UJL, in P. tantillux and P. atrox); three tooth patches positioned at posterior end of the first, second, and third basibranchials (vs. two basibranchial tooth patches in P. guernei); total dorsal- and anal-fin rays 49-55, rarely 47, 48, or 56 (vs. 57-63, rarely 56, in P. goodyeari); females maturing at a small size, approximately 60 mm (vs. greater than 100 mm in P. atrox and P. liemi) (Ref. 80463). Kenaley, C.P. 2009 Revision of Indo-Pacific species of the loosejaw dragonfish genus Photostomias (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Malacosteinae). Copeia 2009(1):175-189. (Ref. 80463) FB-Morphology-64875 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-03-05 00:00:00 2009-03-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64875 Dorsal soft rays (total): 22 - 25; Analsoft rays: 26 - 30 Kenaley, C.P. 2009 Revision of Indo-Pacific species of the loosejaw dragonfish genus Photostomias (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Malacosteinae). Copeia 2009(1):175-189. (Ref. 80463) FB-Distribution-64875 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-03-05 00:00:00 2025-02-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64875 Pacific: Lord Howe Rise to the East Pacific Rise in the South Pacific; the Philippines to the Hawaiian Arch.. Eastern South Atlantic (from 5°S to 23°S). Kenaley, C.P. 2009 Revision of Indo-Pacific species of the loosejaw dragonfish genus Photostomias (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Malacosteinae). Copeia 2009(1):175-189. (Ref. 80463) FB-Size-64875 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-03-05 00:00:00 2009-03-05 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64875 10.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 80463)) Kenaley, C.P. 2009 Revision of Indo-Pacific species of the loosejaw dragonfish genus Photostomias (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Malacosteinae). Copeia 2009(1):175-189. (Ref. 80463) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-64875 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2009-03-05 00:00:00 2009-03-05 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=64875 bathypelagic; marine