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Eustomias shunyo Kimura, Tsuda & Nakayama, 2023 |
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 25.64 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 30 - 180 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-30; Anal soft rays: 48-49; Vertebrae: 69-72. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D 30; A 48-49; pectoral-fin rays 9-10; pelvic-fin rays 7; 29-31 PV photophores; 26-27 AC photophores; 69-72 vertebrae; preanal length 63.7-65.3% SL; head length 9.7-10.1% SL; barbel length 12.2-13.7% SL; single luminous gland on upper margin of caudal fin; stem of barbel lacking external pigmentation except for its proximal portion, and melanophores sparsely scattered around small photophores on ventral side of stem; pale yellow patches arranged in 1 or 2 rows on dorsal and ventral sides of stem; single or pared filaments on dorsal side of distal portion of barbel stem just before terminal bulb; and single leaf-shaped dark patch on ventral side of bulb (Ref. 132814). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||