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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) >
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Bathophilus: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, phyle = dear, friend of (Ref. 45335); cwyanorum: 'cwyanorum', i.e., plura noun derived from surnames of colleagues, Edward Cwynar and Shigeru Yano (Ref. 86952).
Eponymy: Edward A Cwynar (d: 1942) and Shigeru Yano. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 300 m (Ref. 86952). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean and South China Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Most likely mesopelagic.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Barnett, M.A. and R.H. Gibbs Jr., 1968. Four new stomiatoid fishes of the genus Bathophilus with a revised key to the species of Bathophilus. Copeia 1968(4):826-832. (Ref. 86952)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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