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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Bathophilus: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, phyle = dear, friend of (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Regan & Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range ? - 540 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 28°N - 17°S, 80°W - 154°W
Eastern Atlantic: off St. Helena. Western Atlantic: Bahamas, Cuba and one record at 27°S 27°W. Also, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4468)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Mesopelagic at ca. 265 m (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gibbs, R.H. and M.A. Barnett, 1990. Melanostomiidae. p. 308-337. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4468)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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