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Photonectes dinema Regan & Trewavas, 1930 |
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 25 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: Azores to Senegal. Western Atlantic: USA to Bahamas. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-18; Anal soft rays: 18-21. Body elongate and moderately slender. Short, blunt nonprotrusible snout. Barbel stem is black, bulb and terminal appendage unpigmented (Ref. 37039). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||