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Borostomias pacificus (Imai, 1941) |
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Astronesthinae | |||
| Max. size: | ||||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 350 - 1400 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: known only from Suruga Bay, Japan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-14; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-19. Teeth on maxilla 10 to 13. POSTORB double. AC slightly arched. Barbel long, about 1.5 to 2.0 times as head length; stem sparsely pigmented, ending in a black swollen part with a prominent photophore on each side followed by a large ovate white bulb with a long filament arising at their junction. | |||
| Biology: | Meso- and bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 July 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||