Black dragonfish

Idiacanthus atlanticus is a barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found circumglobally in southern subtropical and temperate oceans between latitudes 25°S and 60°S, at depths down to 2,000 m.

The Black dragonfish lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 1239 - 2000 m environment.

Biomaps map of Black Dragonfish specimens in the Australian Museum collection. What does this mean? Habitat The Black Dragonfishes (Family Idiacanthidae) live in mesopelagic to bathypelagic waters down to depths of about 2000 m. More

Head of a Black Dragonfish collected during the NORFANZ expedition in 2003. More

The black dragonfish is part of the Malacosteid family. This fish has bioluminescent capabilities. The black dragonfish, unlike almost all the other bioluminescent organisms in the ocean, can glow and perceive a red or blue-green light. More

Fish like the Black Dragonfish aren’t exactly popular for eating, but do get accidentally caught in fishermen’s nets. This picture was taken as part of research to try and distinguish signals, or sound waves, of different kinds of fish. More

A Black Dragonfish is a very long, very thin fish that lives in deep water and will go as low in the water as about 2 thousand feet. More

The Pacific Black Dragonfish (Idiacanthus antrostomus) is one of the most amazingly bioluminescent animals in the sea. It is covered with photophores along lower and upper surfaces, and has photophores under its eyes and at the end of a long barbel. More

The light of the black dragonfish can be such long wavelengths that it is almost infrared and barely visible to the human eye. More

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ImageA black dragonfish about 5 cm in length. Notice the yellowish light organ below eye. More

Common names

Atlantic dragonfish in English
black dragonfish in English
Common black dragonfish in English
deepsea stalkeye fish in English
大西洋奇棘魚 in Mandarin Chinese
大西洋奇棘鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
黑奇棘魚 in Mandarin Chinese
黑奇棘鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

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