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Eustomias paucifilis Parr, 1927 |
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 12.4 cm SL (male/unsexed); 16.9 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: Tongue of the Ocean, Bahamas (Ref. 46206). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Barbel with three branches arising together from stem; barbel stem pigmented only up to origin of branches; distal stem pigmented only on axis and small internal spots; terminal bulb roughly spheroidal with a pair of prominent irregularly shaped patches of pigment on proximal dorsal surface; two to six unpigmented ovoids or 'beads' medially between pigment patches, often protruding above pigmented surface; a single pair of laterally based terminal filaments on dorsal tip of bulb; two medial filaments ventral to lateral filaments; ventralmost medial filament usually longer or more ornate than lateral filaments. | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||