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Sooty dragonfish (Photonectes margarita)
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Ecological Illustration of Sooty dragonfish (Photonectes margarita)
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Stomiidae

Sooty dragonfish

Photonectes margarita

Stomiid Fish of Coastal Waters

  • Black
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium

Sooty dragonfish is a marine fish found around Circumglobal. It inhabits deep water. Records give a maximum length of 39.6 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Dragonfishes and Allies
Family
Stomiidae
Genus
Photonectes
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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