| Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae |
| 13 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range - 1030 m |
| Northern Pacific: Emperor seamount chain (Ojin seamount). |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-25; Anal soft rays: 35-35. This species of the subgenus Biradiostomias is distinguished by the following characters: a leaf-like terminal extension of the chin barbel, the distal third with a single oval bulb with a small papillary terminal appendage and with a patch of pigmentation at the base; ventral edge of the bulb is laterally compressed, sharp; inner trunk of the barbel with loose melanophoric pigmentation and disappearing at the border with terminal expansion; total vertebrae 68; absence of formed dorsal subcutaneous spots (Ref. 126203). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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