| Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae |
| 11.8 cm SL (female) |
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pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - 1000 m |
| Pacific Ocean: Coral Sea, near Hawaii, and the northwest Pacific. |
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Barbel with three branches arising together from stem; each branch consisting of a bulblet on a short stalk, not reaching barbel tip; stem pigment extending onto proximal half of spheroidal terminal bulb; bulb with one long, beaded medial terminal filament dorsally and several shorter medial and paired lateral filaments near the tip and ventrally (Ref. 45801). |
| Epi- and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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