| Family: |
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae |
| Max. size: |
14.4 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 400 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Central Pacific: near Hawaii. |
| Diagnosis: |
Barbel with a short, stout medial branch arising from barbel stem and a pair of longer, lateral branches arising from medial branch just distal to stem, thin and tapering except for a short side branch, reaching well beyond barbel tip; stem pigment extending to terminal bulb; bulb spheroidal, unpigmented, with six to ten long medial terminal filaments and two or three pairs of smaller lateral filaments (Ref. 45801). |
| Biology: |
Epi- and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). Maximum depth range from Ref. 122680. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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