Stomias boa has an elongated body and small head; it is up to 32.2 cm (1.06 ft) in length, black underneath and iridescent silver on its flanks, with a barbel that has a pale stem, dark spot at base of bulb and three blacki… See more

Stomias boa is mesopelagic and bathypelagic, living at depths of 200–2,173 m (656–7,129 ft) in seas worldwide, particularly off the Atlantic coast of North America, in the Mediterranean and in a band 20°–4… See more

Stomias boa eats midwater fishes and crustaceans; it rises to near the surface to feed at night. See more

Stomias boa is oviparous; its larvae are 9–44 mm (0.35–1.73 in) in length. See more