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Stomiidae
Melanostomias melanops
Melanostomias melanops
A Pale Barbel Stem Ends in a Flat Tip
- Black
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Atlantic Ocean
- Indian Ocean
- Pacific Ocean
- Central America and the Caribbean
- North America
- Elongated
- Medium
Black
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Elongated
MediumMelanostomias melanops is a marine fish of Atlantic Ocean. The species occupies deep water. The largest recorded length is 26 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Stomiidae
- Genus
- Melanostomias
- Maximum length
- 26 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Atlantic Ocean: northern Atlantic between 35°N-8°N (not occurring in the southern Sargasso Sea), Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea; southwestern Atlantic between 10°S and 30°S. Also known from the Indian and Pacific oceans.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
