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Eustomias elongatus Clarke, 2001 |
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 13.4 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 370 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: near Hawaii and two stations to the west. | |||
| Diagnosis: | BL greater than 20% SL; barbel with five similar branches apparently arising together from main stem (lateral pair actually arising from bases of medio-lateral pair); stem solidly pigmented, pigment extending onto dorsal side of terminal bulb; bulb elongate, only slightly thicker than stem, with an unpigmented tip usually directed dorsad; terminal filament absent or single and minute, arising from ventral side of bulb tip (Ref. 45801). | |||
| Biology: | Epi- and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 July 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||