| Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882 | ||||
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) | ( not available ) | ||
| Order: | Stomiiformes | |||
| Class: | Teleostei | |||
| English name: | Scaleless dragonfish | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: off Gibraltar, Western Sahara south to Gabon including western Mediterranean; and off South Africa. Western Atlantic: between 20°N and 27°N, and from Brazil to Argentina. Indian and Pacific oceans. | |||
| Adult biology: | Mesopelagic species (Ref. 559). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Elliptical eye. Snout upturned and very depressed. Head inclined downwards. Very large dorsal fin fold. Small black chromatophores along the entire dorsal and ventral margin of fin fold and trunk. Smaller chromatophores on ventral profile of intestine. . See also LARVAE table. | |||
| Climate Zone: | deep-water; 45°N - 57°S | |||
| Main Ref: | Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65) | |||
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| Entered by: Papasissi, Christine |
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