| Family: |
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Malacosteinae |
| Max. size: |
16.58 cm SL (male/unsexed); 19.24 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 500 - 2000 m |
| Distribution: |
Circumglobal: subtropical and temperate waters of the southern hemisphere, 25°-45°S and equatorial Indian Ocean and Indo-Australasian Archipelago. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-21; Anal soft rays: 18-23; Vertebrae: 45-51. This species possess the following characters: in male, postorbital photophore (PO) 3.7-6.4% upper jaw length (UJL), 0.9-1.7% SL; female PO 2.5-4.4% UJL, 0.6-1.2% SL; IP photophores 5-7 in 3-7 clusters (Ref. 78501). |
| Biology: |
Only a few were caught above 500 m, thus it appears that this species does not regularly migrate on a diel basis out of the mesopelagic. With its large accessory orbital photophore (AO), this species likely uses this in employing a far-red visual system as part of its foraging strategy (Ref. 78501). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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