Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae |
17 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
bathypelagic; depth range 75 - 550 m |
Eastern Atlantic: off Gibraltar, from Madeira to Sierra Leone; off South Africa (Ref. 4740). Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda, Bahamas, Cuba to the Lesser Antilles. Also, Indian and Pacific Oceans. |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 14-14 |
Mesopelagic species (Ref. 4468). Also Ref. 58302. |
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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