Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae |
20.7 cm SL (female) |
bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1250 m |
Indo-West Pacific: in equatorial waters. |
Barbel with medial branch arising from stem and a pair of lateral branches arising from medial branch distal to its origin; medial branch stout, almost as thick as stem, terminating in rounded tip lacking filaments; lateral branches tiny, short filaments; terminal bulb protruding strongly dorsad, ovoid in lateral profile; three long medial terminal filaments on distal end of bulb; a pair of dorso-lateral terminal filaments terminating in small but prominent spheroids (Ref. 45801). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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