Bigeye Dragonfish

Eustomias macrophthalmus

Snout possesses ability to extend outward

Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
Elongated
Small

Bigeye Dragonfish is a marine fish of ocean habitats. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: Snout possesses ability to extend outward.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Eustomias
Maximum length: 11.1 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: off the Bahamas and in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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