Common dragonfish

Eustomias vulgaris

Nineteen Centimeters Stomiid Fish from the Hawaiian Islands

Common dragonfish is a marine fish found around Pacific Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 19 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Eustomias
Maximum length: 19 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: near Hawaii (type locality, Teritu St. 710208, near Hawaii), several areas in the south central Pacific, and near the equator in the western Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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