Australian dragonfish

Eustomias australensis

Fish Reaching Eight Point Seven Centimeters in the Pacific Ocean

Temperate
Southern Hemisphere
Local endemic species
Restricted distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Elongated
Small
Temperate fish

Australian dragonfish is known around Southwest Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 8.7 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Eustomias
Maximum length: 8.7 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: Endemic to New South Wales, Australia.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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