Swollenbulb Dragonfish

Eustomias bigelowi

Stomiid Fish from Eastern Pacific

Tropical
Near the Equator
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Swollenbulb Dragonfish is known around Western Central Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and records give a maximum length of 19.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Eustomias
Maximum length: 19.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: roughly between 20-35°N and 35-90°W. South Atlantic: within 0-25°S and 0-30°W. Also known from the western Indian (1 record) and Pacific oceans; near Hawaii and south of the equator in the eastern Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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