Scientific Name	Borostomias elucens   Pronounce			by: Kwang-Tsao Shao
Author	(Brauer, 1906)	Depth	500 - 2500M
Chinese	掠食巨口魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	巨口魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F182　Stomiidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	掠食巨口魚
Max Length	30 cmSL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	巨口魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South West
Habitats	Deep Sea	Holotype Locality	Gulf of Guinea, 0°55'07
Synonyms	Astronesthes elucens, Borostomias braueri, Borostomias elusens, Borostomias macristius, Borostomias schmidti, Elapterostomias philippinus
Reference	1. Liao, Y.C., L.S. Chen, and K.T. Shao, 2006. Ten New Records of Stomiiformes Fishes (Pisces: Stomiiformes) Collected from Taiwanese Deep Waters by the RV 'Ocean Researcher I'. J. Fish. Soc. Taiwan, 33(1):69-87；2. Liao, Y.C., C.H. Chang, and K.T. Shao, 2008. Twenty New Records of Stomiiformes Fishes (Pisces: Stomiiformes) from Taiwanese. J. Fish. Soc. Taiwan, 35(4):369-397.  Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0063418. ASIZP0067998. ASIZP0803759. ASIZP0913759.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
Common Name	Barbeled dragonfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Pectoral rays 7; pelvic rays 7; dorsal soft rays 14; anal rays 17. Photophores: IP 11; PV 23; VAV 15; AC 11; IC 61; OA 38. AC photophores greatly arched behind the anal fin base. Maxillary teeth 11-12, canine-like, separated. Stem of chin barbel black, the terminal tip forming a small, spherical white bulb. Body moderately slender and elongate. Serial photophores not broken in small groups. Body color black.
habitats
Distribution	Widely distributed in Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Ocean. Depth range is more than 500 m.
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