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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) >
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Eustomias: Greek, eu = good + Greek, stoma = mouth (Ref. 45335); bulbiramis: Named in reference to the similar bulblets on all three branches of this species (Ref. 45801).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 400 m (Ref. 58302). Deep-water
Eastern Central Pacific: near Hawaii. Probably elsewhere in the North Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 45801)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Barbel with medial branch arising from stem and two lateral branches arising from medial just distal to stem; all three branches similar in structure with prominent bulblets at about half their lengths and ending in tapered filaments extending to or beyond terminal bulb; stem pigment extending onto proximal portion of terminal bulb; bulb without terminal filaments (Ref. 45801).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Epi- and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). Maximum depth range from 122680.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Clarke, T.A., 2001. Pelagic fishes of the genus Eustomias, subgenus Dinematochirus (Stomiidae), in the Indo-Pacific with the description of twelve new speices. Copeia 2001(3):683-699. (Ref. 45801)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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