Splitbulb Dragonfish

Leptostomias bilobatus

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
North America
Elongated
Small
Tropical fish

Leptostomias bilobatus is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus Leptostomias. The species has been observed in the Atlantic and Indian oceans, and fully-grown adults can reach a maximum length of ~11 centimetres (4.3 in).

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Leptostomias
Maximum length: 11 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Atlantic Ocean: Between 29° and 06°N in the tropical eastern Atlantic; at 35°S 40°W in the Southwest Atlantic; from the Gulf of Mexico and southern Sargasso Sea in the western Atlantic. Also tentatively recorded from the western Indian Ocean.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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