scaleless black dragonfish

Melanostomias bartonbeani

Stomiid Fish from Two Zero Zero Zero Meters

scaleless black dragonfish is known around Eastern Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and the largest recorded length is 26.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Melanostomias
Maximum length: 26.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: from 56°N east of 40°W south to Guinea Bissau, also from Namibia to South Africa. Western Atlantic: west of 40°W between 45°N-25°N, and from Brazil to Argentina. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ). Also Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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