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Southern Stoplight Loosejaw

Malacosteus australis

Classification

Family
Stomiidae

Malacosteus australis, the southern stoplight loosejaw, is a species of barbeled dragonfish. This species is mainly distinguished from Malacosteus niger by a smaller postorbital photophore in both sexes and lower numbers of lateral photophores. It also differs in having somewhat smaller jaws, a fleshy orbit, and several subtle morphological traits.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 5