| Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae |
| 14.3 cm SL (male/unsexed); 16.5 cm SL (female) |
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pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - 950 m |
| North Atlantic: Bermuda. |
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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. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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