Aristostomias xenostoma Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Family:  Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Malacosteinae
Max. size:  15 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; marine
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola. Western Atlantic: Gulf of Mexico south to Brazil, including the Caribbean Sea. Indian Ocean: 5°N to 15°S. Western Pacific: South China Sea and seas of the Indo-Australian Archipelago. Eastern Pacific: 10°N to 10°S between 120°W-166°W.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-23; Anal soft rays: 26-29. Body moderately elongate and slender. Barbel bearing well-defined bulb. Brown to black in color (Ref. 37039).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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