11777 Melanostomias niger Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 Stomiidae Barbeled dragonfishes Melanostomiinae Stomiiformes Teleostei Fangtooth dragonfish Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia (Ref. 7300). Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Southeast Atlantic: Namibia to South Africa. Associated with the southern Subtropical Convergence. South Atlantic between 20° and 50°S and Pacific (Ref. 47377). FISH 1899217 0 S 175 W Melanostomias niger 600 m ISH 1045-1971 1971 Melanostomias niger 820 - 800 m ISH 1220-1971 1971 Melanostomias niger 1550 m ISH 1513-1971 1971 Melanostomias niger 500 - 502 m ISH 1550-1971 1971 Melanostomias niger 2000 - 1900 m ISH 1673-1971 1971 Melanostomias niger 2100 - 2000 m ISH 408-1971 1971 Melanostomias niger 1040 - 997 m ISH 491-1971 1971 Melanostomias niger 600 - 610 m ISH 524-1971 1971 Melanostomias niger 100 m ISH 554-1971 1971 Melanostomias niger 2000 m ISH 622-1971 1971 Melanostomias niger 1015 - 1000 m ISH 664-1971 1971 Melanostomias niger 328 - 316 m ISH 793-1971 1971 Melanostomias niger 700 - 677 m ISH 912-1971 1971 Melanostomias niger 708 - 696 m ISH 19-1976 1975 Melanostomias niger 800 m ISH 209-1976 1975 Melanostomias niger 980 m ISH 78-1976 1975 Melanostomias niger 620 - 650 m ISH 438-1976 1976 Melanostomias niger 620 - 580 m ISH 457-1976 1976 Melanostomias niger 2000 m ISH 478-1976 1976 Melanostomias niger 650 m ISH 544-1976 1976 Melanostomias niger 210 - 200 m ISH 563-1976 1976 Melanostomias niger 800 m ISH 597-1976 1976 Melanostomias niger 1800 - 1850 m ISH 663-1976 1976 Melanostomias niger 650 - 700 m ISH 681-1976 1976 Melanostomias niger 2000 - 2400 m ISH 724-1976 1976 Melanostomias niger 700 - 600 m IIPB 375/1981 22 S 12 E 1980 Melanostomias niger 409 - 420 m IIPB 792/1981 27 S 14 E 1981 Melanostomias niger 604 - 604 m IIPB 120/1985 29 S 14 E 1984 Melanostomias niger 390 - 390 m IIPB 190/1986 29 S 14 E 1984 Melanostomias niger 461 - 461 m IIPB 191/1986 28 S 14 E 1984 Melanostomias niger 458 - 458 m