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Photonectes margarita (Goode & Bean, 1896) |
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photo by
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada |
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 39.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 700 - 5087 m | |||
| Distribution: | Circumglobal. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-18; Anal soft rays: 19-25; Vertebrae: 60-63. This species of the subgenus Trachinostomias is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 60-63 (as an exception, can be reduced to 58); photophores of series IV, 41-45; jaws with uniformly sized teeth; pectoral fin, usually 1 ray P (as an exception, 0 or 2); body with spots of white luminous tissue; mental barbel with a small bulb or even without it, but always with the developed appendages (Ref. 125184). | |||
| Biology: | Mesopelagic species (Ref. 559). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 May 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||