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Stomiidae

Treathed dragon fish

Leptostomias longibarba

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Medium
Family
Stomiidae
Maximum length
32.5 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: between Ireland and the Azores; Canary Islands to South Africa but not recorded from the Gulf of Guinea. Western Atlantic: off Bermuda. Also known from northwest Pacific. Leptostomias gracilis , Leptostomias macropogon , Leptostomias longibarba , Leptostomias bermudensis , Leptostomias analis and Leptostomias leptobolus are probably synonyms of a single species (the entire complex needs a thorough study, Ref. 4468 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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