| Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae |
| 17.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; marine |
| Atlantic Ocean: roughly between 35°-20°N; near 30°W between 20°-25°S. Also known from the Indian and Pacific oceans. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Anal spines: 0-0. Barbel length less than 20% of standard length; barbel with 5 branches apparently arising together from stem; lateralmost pair of branches, which actually arise from base of mediolateral pair, usually shortest; mediolateral pair usually longest; diameter of stem distal to branches greater than that proximal to branches; stem solidly pigmented, pigment extending onto dorsal surface of terminal bulb; terminal bulb elongate and with an unpigmented tip usually directed dorsally; swollen ventrally, its length 2.0 - 2.5 times its thickness; a single terminal filament arising ventral to bulb tip, usually about as long as distal barbel, but occasionally minute. |
| Mesopelagic species (Ref. 7300, 75154). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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