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Eustomias flagellifer Clarke, 2001 |
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae | |||
| Max. size: | 9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine; depth range 0 - 200 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: known only from the Molucca Sea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Barbel with three simple whiplike branches arising together from stem and extending beyond tip of terminal bulb; external pigment on stem extending onto dorsal side of terminal bulb; distal margin of pigment smooth; terminal bulb length more than two times its thickness; bulb bearing a simple terminal filament (Ref. 45801). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 19 July 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||