Eustomias Vaillant, 1884
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4702.1.14 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F0FCDD0B-B356-41D0-8848-247BADCA73A2 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5630253 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C9DD2C-FFA6-2E36-FF1C-2A618A80FD79 |
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Plazi |
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Eustomias Vaillant, 1884 |
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Genus Eustomias Vaillant, 1884 View in CoL View at ENA
Type species: Eustomias (Eustomias) obscurus Vaillant, 1884
Distinguishing characters. Body strongly elongated; dorsal and ventral outlines almost straight at abdomen, and gradually becoming shallow at tail. Body and head slightly compressed laterally. Head small, snout moderately pointed. Eye moderately large, circular. Mouth large, weakly oblique, posterior margin of maxilla extending posterior margin of eye. Single row of large and well-separated caniniform teeth on jaws. Body and head uniformly black. Postorbital photophore and body photophores white; fin rays transparent, basally blackish. Coloration changed to blackish brown to dark brown after preservation.
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