Idiacanthus antrostomus

Idiacanthus antrostomus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Stomiidae
Genus:	Idiacanthus
Species:	I. antrostomus
Binomial name
Idiacanthus antrostomus Gilbert, 1890 [2]

Idiacanthus antrostomus, also known as the Pacific blackdragon or black sea dragon, ^[3] is a species of barbeled dragonfishes noted for having ultrablack skin, similar to pigments like Vantablack.

The fish has tightly packed melanosomes allowing its skin to absorb 99.95% of light of wavelengths common in its habitat. ^{[4] [5]}

It has been found at depths between 500 m (1,600 ft) and 2,000 m (6,600 ft) ^[6] along the West Coast of the United States and in the Gulf of Mexico. ^{[4] [7]}

References

1. Williams, A. (2020). "Idiacanthus antrostomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020: e.T137563977A137564125. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T137563977A137564125.en . Retrieved 31 July 2024.
2. Bailly, Nicolas (2008). "Idiacanthus antrostomus Gilbert, 1890". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.
3. "Nature Picture Library Black Sea Dragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus) fishing lure in front of mountain, attracts prey, deep sea - Norbert Wu". Nature Picture Library. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
4. "How some superblack fish disappear into the darkness of the deep sea". Science News. 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-02-03.
5. Davis, Alexander L.; Thomas, Kate N.; Goetz, Freya E.; Robison, Bruce H.; Johnsen, Sönke; Osborn, Karen J. (2020-09-07). "Ultra-black Camouflage in Deep-Sea Fishes". Current Biology. 30 (17): 3470–3476.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.06.044 . ISSN   0960-9822. PMID   32679102. S2CID   220575700.
6. Sutton, T.T., Grzimek's animal life encyclopedia:Fishes I-II Volume 4-5, Pages 421-430
7. Milkova, V. (August 2016). "Range Records for Ten Species of Stomiiform, Aulopiform, and Myctophiform Fishes in British Columbia, Canada" . Northwestern Naturalist. 97 (2): 113–123. doi:10.1898/NWN15-11.1. ISSN   1051-1733. S2CID   88545210.