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Eustomias similis Parin, 1978 |
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 11.8 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - 1000 m | |||
| Distribution: | Pacific Ocean: Coral Sea, near Hawaii, and the northwest Pacific. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Barbel with three branches arising together from stem; each branch consisting of a bulblet on a short stalk, not reaching barbel tip; stem pigment extending onto proximal half of spheroidal terminal bulb; bulb with one long, beaded medial terminal filament dorsally and several shorter medial and paired lateral filaments near the tip and ventrally (Ref. 45801). | |||
| Biology: | Epi- and mesopelagic (Ref. 58302). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||