| Family: |
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae |
| Max. size: |
16.6 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 120 - 660 m, oceanodromous |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: known between 17-21°S and 28-30°W. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 20-27; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 37-45. Chin barbel with 3 branches arising together from the stem; barbel stem pigmented only up to origin of branches; distal stem pigmented only in axis and small internal spots; terminal bulb roughly spheroidal with a bilobed, reticulated patch of pigment on proximal dorsal surface; no unpigmented ovoids associated with bulb pigment; terminal filaments short and simple, a single laterally based pair on the dorsal tip of bulb and one or two medial filaments ventral of these. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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