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Eustomias lanceolatus Clarke, 1999 |
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 11.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 592 - 657 m | |||
| Distribution: | Atlantic Ocean: tropical mid-Atlantic. High Seas only. | |||
| Diagnosis: | A single-branched barbel arising from the main stem. The branch has several side filaments and a lanceolate opaque body distally and not reaching or reaching beyond the barbel tip. The proximal part of the terminal bulb is pigmented dorsolaterally except for a mediodorsal unpigmented streak. The terminal filaments are tiny, simple, and not reaching beyond the bulb tip (Ref. 34246). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 July 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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