| Family: |
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Malacosteinae |
| Max. size: |
15 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico south to Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea. Indian Ocean: 5°N to 15°S. Western Pacific: South China Sea and seas of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Eastern Pacific: 10°N to 10°S between 120°W-166°W. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-23; Anal soft rays: 26-29. Body moderately elongate and slender. Barbel bearing well-defined bulb. Brown to black in color (Ref. 37039). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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