Longbarb dragonfish

Flagellostomias boureei

Thirty Two Point Two Centimeters Carp from the Brazilian Coast

Longbarb dragonfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 32.2 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Flagellostomias
Maximum length: 32.2 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Spain southward to South Africa. Western Atlantic: USA to the Gulf of Mexico (no records between 10°N to 20°S), and from southern Brazil to Argentina. Also found in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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