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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Melanostomiinae
Etymology: Bathophilus: Greek, bathys = deep + Greek, phyle = dear, friend of (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Regan & Trewavas.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marinhas; intervalo de profundidade ? - 540 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 28°N - 17°S, 80°W - 154°W
Eastern Atlantic: off St. Helena. Western Atlantic: Bahamas, Cuba and one record at 27°S 27°W. Also, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.3 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 4468)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raios dorsais (total) : 12; Raios anais : 14. Dark grey, almost black (Ref. 37473).
Mesopelagic at ca. 265 m (Ref. 58302).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas
Gibbs, R.H. and M.A. Barnett, 1990. Melanostomiidae. p. 308-337. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4468)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)
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