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straightline dragonfish (Borostomias antarcticus)
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Ecological Illustration of straightline dragonfish (Borostomias antarcticus)
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Stomiidae

straightline dragonfish

Borostomias antarcticus

A black fish of the deep Southern Ocean

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Southern Ocean
  • Elongated
  • Medium

straightline dragonfish is a marine fish associated with deep water. The available account notes this characteristic: A black fish of the deep Southern Ocean.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Dragonfishes and Allies
Family
Stomiidae
Genus
Borostomias
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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