Stomiidae

Splitfin Dragonfish

Bathophilus schizochirus

Ten Point Three Centimeters Stomiid Fish of the Indian Ocean

• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• Elongated
• Small

Bathophilus schizochirus is a widely distributed species of barbeled dragonfish in the genus Bathophilus. The species has been documented in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, and fully-grown members of the species can reach a maximum length of ~10.3 centimeters.