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Stomiidae
Bathophilus irregularis
Bathophilus irregularis
Bathophilus irregularis is a widely distributed species of barbeled dragonfish in the genus Bathophilus. The species has been observed off the coasts of Namibia and South Africa in the Atlantic Ocean, and has also been documented in the Pacific and Indian oceans. Fully-grown adults can reach maximum length of ~12.5 centimeters.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Stomiidae
- Genus
- Bathophilus
- Maximum length
- 12.5 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- South Atlantic: Namibia to South Africa in the eastern side, and off Brazil in the western side. Also, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
