Stomias boa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Genus: | Stomias |
| Species: | S. boa
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| Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)
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Stomias boa, also known as the boa dragonfish, scaly dragonfish, dragon-boa or boa scaly dragonfish, is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Stomiidae.[4][5][6][3][7]
Three subspecies were previously recognised:
- Stomias boa boa (A. Risso, 1810)
- Stomias boa colubrinus (Garman, 1899)
- Stomias boa ferox (J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1842)
These and two others have been elevated to species.[8]
- Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810) is now Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)
- Stomias boa colubrinus Garman, 1899 is now Stomias colubrinus Garman, 1899
- Stomias boa danae Ege, 1933 is now Stomias danae Ege, 1933
- Stomias boa ferox Reinhardt, 1842 is now Stomias ferox Reinhardt, 1842
- Stomias boa gracilis Garman, 1899 is now Stomias gracilis Garman, 1899
Description[edit]
Stomias boa has an elongated body and small head;[9] it is up to 32.2 cm (1.06 ft) in length, black underneath and iridescent silver on its flanks, with a barbel that has a pale stem, dark spot at base of bulb and three blackish filaments.[10][11] It has six rows of hexagonal areas above a lateral series of large photophores.[12] The dorsal and anal fins are opposite each other, just anterior to the caudal fin.[13]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Stomias boa is mesopelagic and bathypelagic, living at depths of 200–2,173 m (656–7,129 ft) in seas worldwide, particularly off the Atlantic coast of North America, in the Mediterranean and in a band 20°–45° S.[14][15][16] S. boa ferox is concentrated in the North Atlantic.[17] S. boa colubrinus is most common off the Congo coast and the northwest coast of South America.[18][19]
Diet[edit]
Stomias boa eats midwater fishes and crustaceans; it rises to near the surface to feed at night.[11]
Reproduction[edit]
Stomias boa is oviparous; its larvae are 9–44 mm (0.35–1.73 in) in length.[20]
References[edit]
- ^ Harold, Anthony (May 22, 2013). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Stomias boa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species – via www.iucnredlist.org.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ a b Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442647107 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Boa Scaly Dragonfish, Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)".
- ^ Institution, Smithsonian (November 3, 1895). "Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge". Smithsonian Institution – via Google Books.
- ^ Günther, Albert C. L. G. (November 3, 1864). "Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum: V". order of the Trustees – via Google Books.
- ^ Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (August 1, 2020). Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean. Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 9789251330944 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2023-11-29.
- ^ Heessen, Henk J. L.; Daan, Niels; Ellis, Jim R. (September 1, 2015). Fish atlas of the Celtic Sea, North Sea, and Baltic Sea: Based on international research-vessel surveys. Wageningen Academic Publishers. ISBN 9789086868780 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Stomias boa". species-identification.org.
- ^ a b "Stomias boa, Boa dragonfish". www.fishbase.se.
- ^ "Stomias boa | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org.
- ^ "Stomias boa". fishesofaustralia.net.au.
- ^ "Zoologica". New York Zoological Society. November 3, 1928 – via Google Books.
- ^ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642828584 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Stomias boa boa". www.gbif.org.
- ^ "Stomias boa ferox Reinhardt, 1842". www.gbif.org.
- ^ "Stomias boa colubrinus Garman, 1899 - Ocean Biodiversity Information System". obis.org.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Stomias boa colubrinus Garman, 1899". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ "Collected Reprints". The Center. November 3, 1987 – via Google Books.