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Stomiiformes - Stomiidae Opostomias mitsuii (Pitgum Dragonfish)
Illustration	Meristics	Life History	ELH Descr.	Distribution	Footnotes
More information for this taxon at: LarvalBase | FishBase | Univ. Washington Data

BONY PARTS (min-mode-max)

Vertebrae		Gill Rakers and Branchiostegal Rays
Total	60 - X - 65	Upper Gill Rakers	2 - X - 2
Precaudal	X - X - X	Lower Gill Rakers	8 - X - 10
Caudal	X - X - X	Branchiostegal Rays	10 - X - 15

FIN COUNTS (min-mode-max)

Fin (position)	Spines	Rays	Caudal Fin Counts
Pelvic (Abdominal)	0 - 0 - 0	7 - X - 8	Caudal Upper Secondary	X - X - X
Dorsal	0 - 0 - 0	21 - X - 24	Caudal Upper Principal	10 - 10 - 10
Pectoral	NA	5 - X - 5	Caudal Lower Principal	9 - 9 - 9
Anal	0 - 0 - 0	21 - X - 25	Caudal Lower Secondary	X - X - X

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