FISH ATLASGLOBAL FISH ENCYCLOPEDIA

Real photoREAL PHOTO

Pacific blackdragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus)
Ecological IllustrationECOLOGICAL ILLUSTRATION
Ecological Illustration of Pacific blackdragon (Idiacanthus antrostomus)
← Back to catalog

Stomiidae

Pacific blackdragon

Idiacanthus antrostomus

Swaying barbel on chin

  • Black
  • Temperate
  • Near the Equator
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Elongated
  • Medium

Idiacanthus antrostomus, also known as the Pacific blackdragon or black sea dragon, is a species of barbeled dragonfish (Stomiidae) inhabiting the Pacific Ocean.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Dragonfishes and Allies
Family
Stomiidae
Genus
Idiacanthus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Report a correction

RELATED SPECIES

black dragonfish (Idiacanthus atlanticus) black dragonfishIdiacanthus atlanticus ribbon sawtailfish (Idiacanthus fasciola) ribbon sawtailfishIdiacanthus fasciola Nobulb Loosejaw (Aristostomias grimaldii) Nobulb LoosejawAristostomias grimaldii loosejaw (Aristostomias lunifer) loosejawAristostomias lunifer Manyray Loosejaw (Aristostomias polydactylus) Manyray LoosejawAristostomias polydactylus Shiny loosejaw (Aristostomias scintillans) Shiny loosejawAristostomias scintillans loosejaw (Aristostomias tittmanni) loosejawAristostomias tittmanni Atlantic Snaggletooth (Astronesthes atlanticus) Atlantic SnaggletoothAstronesthes atlanticus

Generating…