Scientific Name
Melanostomias melanops  
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Melanostomias melanops大眼黑巨口魚
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Author Brauer, 1902 Depth 200 - 1024M
Chinese 大眼黑巨口魚 Poisonous Fish No 
Family_Chinese 巨口魚科 Economic Fish No 
Family F182 Stomiidae Edible Fish No  Chinese In Mainland China 大眼黑巨口魚 
Max Length 26 cmSL  Aquarium Fish No  Common Name 巨口魚 
Distribution in World global   Distribution in Taiwan North East、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS. 
Habitats Deep Sea、Coastal  Holotype Locality Stat. 207, Westküste von Sumatra [off northwestern coast of Sumatra, 50 kilometers west of Leupung, Aceh Besar Regency, Aceh Province, Indonesia, eastern Indian Ocean, 5°23'02 
Synonyms Melanostomias albibarba, Melanostomias biseriatus   
Reference 1.Uyeno, T., K. Matsuura and E. Fujii (eds.), 1983. Fishes trawled off Suriname and French Guiana. Japan Marine Fishery Resource Research Center, Tokyo, Japan. 519 p; 2.Nakabo, T. (ed.). 2013. Fishes of Japan with Pictorial Keys to the Species. Third Edition. Tokyo: Tokai University Press. 2428 pp; 3.Wu, H.L., K.-T. Shao and C.F. Lai (eds.), 1999. Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. 1028 p;  Brauer, A. 1902 
Specimen List ASIZP0057158. ASIZP0064014. ASIZP0064179. ASIZP0064203. ASIZP0066965. FRIP00679. FRIP03214.  
Common Name Barbeled dragonfish 
Redlist Status NL Not in IUCN Redlist     
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