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Aristostomias xenostoma Regan & Trewavas, 1930 |
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Malacosteinae | |||
| Max. size: | 15 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico south to Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea. Indian Ocean: 5°N to 15°S. Western Pacific: South China Sea and seas of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Eastern Pacific: 10°N to 10°S between 120°W-166°W. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-23; Anal soft rays: 26-29. Body moderately elongate and slender. Barbel bearing well-defined bulb. Brown to black in color (Ref. 37039). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 May 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||