Alcock's boafish

Stomias nebulosus

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth66–782 m
Water temperature4–30 °C
Best monthsJuly
How commonRare

About this species

Stomias nebulosus is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus Stomias. The species has been documented in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Stomias nebulosus”, 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: 6 records
February: 1 records
March: 2 records
April: 7 records
May: 3 records
June: 11 records
July: 22 records
August: 12 records
September: 7 records
October: 7 records
November: 13 records
December: 8 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 66–782 m · Deepest record: 3,142 m

10–20 m: 1 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 1 records
40–50 m: 0 records
50–60 m: 4 records
60–70 m: 14 records
70–80 m: 1 records
80–90 m: 4 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 10 records
110–120 m: 3 records
120+ m: 57 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 4–30 °C

2–4 °C: 1 records
4–6 °C: 0 records
6–8 °C: 0 records
8–10 °C: 0 records
10–12 °C: 0 records
12–14 °C: 0 records
14–16 °C: 0 records
16–18 °C: 1 records
18–20 °C: 0 records
20–22 °C: 0 records
22–24 °C: 1 records
24–26 °C: 1 records
26–28 °C: 20 records
28–30 °C: 83 records

Names and classification

English: Alcock's boafish, Ddusky boafish

Names in 2 more languages

Japanese: Yoroihoshieso, ヨロイホシエソ
Simplified Chinese: 巨口魚, 星雲巨口魚

Similar species

Gunther's boafish
Stomias affinis
Ribbon sawtail fish
Idiacanthus fasciola
Astronesthes chrysophekadion
Ijima's snaggletooth
Astronesthes ijimai
Twinthread Dragonfish
Eustomias bifilis
Whitepen dragonfish
Photonectes albipennis

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).
357 open-data records from 1889 to 2011.

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