Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae |
32.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
bathypelagic; marine |
Eastern Atlantic: between Ireland and the Azores; Canary Islands to South Africa but not recorded from the Gulf of Guinea. Western Atlantic: off Bermuda. Also known from northwest Pacific. Leptostomias gracilis, Leptostomias macropogon, Leptostomias longibarba, Leptostomias bermudensis, Leptostomias analis and Leptostomias leptobolus are probably synonyms of a single species (the entire complex needs a thorough study, Ref. 4468). |
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Mesopelagic species (Ref. 6808). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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