Scientific Name	Eupogonesthes xenicus   Pronounce			by: Yun-Chih Liao
Author	Parin & Borodulina, 1993	Depth	200 - 600M
Chinese	真芒巨口魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	巨口魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F182　Stomiidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	真芒巨口魚
Max Length		Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	巨口魚
Distribution in World		Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Indian Ocean, 22°00'S, 113°14'E, depth 554 meters
Synonyms
Reference	1.Nakabo, T. (ed.). 2013. Fishes of Japan with Pictorial Keys to the Species. Third Edition. Tokyo: Tokai University Press. 2428 pp; 2.Parin, N.V. and O.D. Borodulina, 1993. A new mesobenthic fish, Eupogonesthes xenicus (Astronesthidae), from the eastern Indian Ocean. J. Ichthyol. 33(8):111-116; 3. Liao, Y.-C., L.-S. Chen and K.-T. Shao, 2006. Review of the Astronesthid fishes (Stomiiformes: Stomiidae: Astronesthinae) from Taiwan with a description of one new species. Zool. Stud. 45(4):517-528  Parin, N. V. etc. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0063419.
Common Name	Exotic snaggletooth; Barbeled dragonfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Pectoral rays 7-8, pelvic rays 7, dorsal rays 11, anal rays 16-17. Photophores: IP 10-11, PV 22-23, VAV 21-22, AC 12, IC 66-68, OA 39-42, BR 19. The last 3-4 OA and 6-7(7-8) AC photophores elevate higher than others. Chin barbel prominent swelling, with thick stem and shrink basal part. Anterior part of dorsal, pelvic, and anal fins membrane with black pigment. Dorsal adipose fin black with posterior white margin. Black spot on ventral caudal peduncle behind the anal fin absent. Body side silvery with aggregates of melanophores around the accessory photophores. Dorsal part of body dark from head to caudal peduncle, ventral part between ventral series photophores pigmented. Area above anal fin pigmented, not extending upward to level of last 3-4 OA photophores. Anterior distal 1/3 of pelvic fin, anterior dorsal fin, and anal fin membrane black pigmented. Dorsal adipose fin membrane black pigmented with white posterior margin. Chin barbel pinkish when in fresh with basal part of stem black pigmented. Terminal part of bulb pigmented with white apical tip.
habitats
Distribution	Restricted distributed in Indian Ocean and south-west Taiwan, depth rage about 200-600 m.
Utility