| Family: |
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae |
| Max. size: |
23 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 530 - 945 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: off Portugal and Spain south to Western Sahara. Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea. Indo-West Pacific: Indonesia (Ref. 5978). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 18-18. Body elongate and moderately slender. Short, blunt, non-protrusible snout. Barbel has slender stem, flattened, moderately narrow distal tip. Black in color. Barbel black except proximal band, outer edges of flattened wings and distal bulb unpigmented (Ref. 37039). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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