Grapevine Dragonfish
Eustomias bulbornatus
- Usual depth90–2,075 m
- Water temperature14–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, May, and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Eustomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes native to the oceanic depths of the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Eustomias”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 7 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 4 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 90–2,075 m · Deepest record: 2,250 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Grapevine Dragonfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Kazarihoshieso, カザリホシエソ
Similar species
- Twinthread Dragonfish
Eustomias bifilis
- Bigelow's Dragonfish
Eustomias bigelowi
- Polynesian Dragonfish
Eustomias bimargaritoides
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 86 open-data records from 1906 to 2007.
- Species data updated November 2, 2026.
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