Tactostoma macropus, the longfin dragonfish, is a species of barbeled dragonfish found in the Pacific Ocean down to depths of 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). This species grows to a length of 34.3 centimetres (13.5 in) TL. This species is the only known species in the genus Tactostoma.

Tactostoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Subfamily: Melanostomiinae
Genus: Tactostoma
Bolin, 1939
Species:
T. macropus
Binomial name
Tactostoma macropus
Bolin, 1939

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tactostoma macropus". FishBase. February 2012 version.