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Melanostomias tentaculatus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) Tentacle dragonfish |
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 24 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 30 - 950 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Madeira to Angola, but not known between Mauritania and Guinea. Western Atlantic: USA to Brazil including the Gulf of Mexico. Also known from the Indian and Pacific oceans. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal soft rays: 19-20. Body elongate and moderately slender. Short, blunt, non-protrusible snout. Long chin barbel bearing a nonterminal bulb. Barbel stem black, bulb and tentacle unpigmented (Ref. 37039). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 May 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||