Ovallight Dragonfish

Eustomias filifer

Twenty Three Point Two Centimeters Stomiid Fish from African Waters

Ovallight Dragonfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 23.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Eustomias
Maximum length: 23.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: off Gibraltar south to Guinea, also from Namibia to South Africa. Western Atlantic: USA to Gulf of Mexico, also between 13°N-8°N, and Brazil.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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