| Family: |
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae |
| Max. size: |
11.8 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - 1000 m |
| Distribution: |
Pacific Ocean: Coral Sea, near Hawaii, and the northwest Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
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). |
| Biology: |
Epi- and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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