Scaly dragonfish

The Scaly dragonfish lives in the bathypelagic, marine environment.

The scaly dragonfish, Stomias boa boa, is a small abyssal barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found worldwide in tropical to temperate oceans , apart from the north Pacific and northwest Atlantic Oceans, at depths of between 200 and 1,500 m. More

Scaly Dragonfish are found in the Mid-Atlantic Ocean, but there have been several other reports around the world. It has been spotted at depths of up to 1600 meters! This salt water fish feeds on mid-water fishes and crustaceans. More

The scaly dragonfish, Stomias boa boa, is a small abyssal barbeled dragonfish of the family Stomiidae, found worldwide in tropical to temperate oceans , apart from the north Pacific and northwest Atlantic Oceans, at depths of between 200 and 1,500 m. More

Common names

Boa dragonfish in English
Dragon-boa in French (français)
Marsnákur in Icelandic (Íslenska)
Scaly dragonfish in English
Stomias in English
Storkjeft in Norwegian (Norsk)

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