Photostomias atrox

Photostomias atrox

Fish Reaching Fifteen Point Four Centimeters in the Pacific Ocean

Cross-climate
Subtropical
Tropical
Northern Hemisphere
Globally widespread
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Elongated
Medium
Tropical fish

Photostomias atrox is a species of barbeled dragonfish in the genus Photostomias. The species has been documented in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and fully-grown members of the species can reach a maximum length of ~15.4 centimeters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Photostomias
Maximum length: 15.4 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Circumtropical: Subtropical and tropical waters of the eastern North Atlantic and throughout the South Atlantic to 23°53'S, rare in the western North Atlantic; Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Indo-Pacific, central North Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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