| Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae |
| 16.3 cm SL (female) |
|
bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 875 m |
| Eastern Central Pacific: near Hawaii, just north of Hawaii, and near the equator southeast of Hawaii. |
|
Barbel with five simple, tapering branches apparently arising together from main stem (lateral pair actually arising from the bases of the medio-lateral pair just distal to stem); medial branch longest, its length three times distal barbel; stem pigment extending up to terminal bulb; bulb short, barely greater in diameter than stem, bearing a single simple terminal filament (Ref. 45801). |
| Epi- and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). |
|
Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
|
| harmless |
|
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