| 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: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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