Eustomias australensis Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983

Family:	Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Melanostomiinae			Google Image (not verified) May show another species!
Order:	Stomiiformes (lightfishes and dragonfishes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	8.7 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 11333)
Environment:	bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 – 500 m
Climate:	deep-water
Importance:
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Southwest Pacific: Endemic to New South Wales, Australia.
Morphology:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 23 - 23; Anal soft rays: 36; Vertebrae: 67. Two terminal bulbs separated by a distance equal to the distal bulb length. Barbel 55% SL. Terminal filament longer than 9.4% SL with the tip broken. Distal bulb large, 1.6 times length of proximal bulb. Axis of stem pigmented, dark proximally, light distally. External chevron-shaped or roundish striated area on stem well pigmented. Middorsal paired spots between occiput and dorsal-fin origin 8 (Ref. 11333).
Biology:	Mesopelagic species (Ref. 7300).
Red List Status:	Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
Dangerous:	harmless
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