Filamentous Dragonfish

Astronesthes similus

Fifteen Centimeters Stomiid Fish from the Caribbean Sea

Filamentous Dragonfish is known from Western Central Atlantic as a marine fish. It occurs in deep water.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Astronesthes
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, including the Antilles (Ref. 26383 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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