Sidebranch Dragonfish

Eustomias fissibarbis

Fish Reaching Nineteen Point Three Centimeters in the Indian Ocean

Sidebranch Dragonfish is a marine fish from Atlantic Ocean. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 19.3 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Eustomias
Maximum length: 19.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: roughly between 35°N and 27°S. Eastern Central Pacific: near Hawaii and just south of the equator. Western Central Pacific: several stations north of the equator. Also known from the Western Indian Ocean.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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