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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Idiacanthinae
Etymology: Idiacanthus: Greek, idia = own privative + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).

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Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1239 - 2000 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water, preferred ?; 25°S - 60°S

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Subtropical to temperate waters in the southern hemisphere, probably limited by the subtropical convergence. Incidentally found in sub-Antarctic waters of the Southern Ocean.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 53.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7249)

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 55-63; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 37 - 42. Pelvic fins with 6 rays (females), absent in males.

Mesopelagic species (Ref. 75154). Pronounced sexual dimorphism: females are black, with well developed canine teeth, barbel and pelvic fins with six stripes. Males are dark-brown, have no teeth on maxilla and neither barbel nor pelvic fins (Ref. 47377). Apparently, females live below 500 m during the day and perform vertical migration at night to shallower depths; males always in deep water, ca 1,000-2,000 m (Ref. 5169).

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Krueger, W.H., 1990. Idiacanthidae. p. 341-342. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 7249)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Fisheries: of no interest

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Idiacanthus atlanticus Brauer, 1906