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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); crossotus: From the Greek krossotos, fringed, referring to the branched filament of this species.

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Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 330 m (Ref. 11333). Deep-water, preferred ?

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Western Pacific: between 10°-20°N and 120°-140°E, the South China Sea, and off the Solomon Islands.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11333); 15.4 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 25; Anal soft rays: 38; Vertebrae: 68. Two terminal bulbs separated by a short interspace, 0.3-1.5 times length of distal bulb. Barbel 52-63% SL in specimens larger than 8 cm. Terminal filament long (11-22% SL except in smallest specimen; with 2-4 long branches arising closely together a short distance (less than 0.5 to about 1.3 distal bulb lengths) from distal bulb. All branches with very small bulblets and without sub-branches. Stem axis well pigmented except in smallest specimen (6.6 cm); stem between bulbs and proximal part of filament usually lightly pigmented. Middorsal paired spots under skin between occiput and dorsal-fin origin usually 8, sometimes 7 (Ref. 11333).

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Gibbs, R.H. Jr., T.A. Clarke and J.R. Gomon, 1983. Taxonomy and distribution of the stomioid fish genus Eustomias (Melanostomiidae), I: subgenus Nominostomias. Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 380:139 p. (Ref. 11333)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Eustomias crossotus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983