| Family: |
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae |
| Max. size: |
14.3 cm SL (male/unsexed); 16.5 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - 950 m |
| Distribution: |
North Atlantic: north of 30°N. |
| Diagnosis: |
Barbel with three branches arising together from stem; barbel stem pigmented only up to origin of branches; distal stem pigmented only in axis and small internal spots; terminal bulb roughly spheroidal with short streaks of pigment on the dorsal surface roughly outlining numerous unpigmented ovoids visible internally; ovoids not protruding above bulb surface; a single pair of laterally based terminal filaments on the dorsal tip of bulb and two or three medial filaments ventral to them; the dorsal pair longer, usually thicker, and with more side filaments than the medial filaments. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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