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.
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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Tactostoma macropus Bolin, 1939
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Tactostoma macropus". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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