Stomiidae

Stomiidae
Astronesthes niger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Stomiidae
Genera
Aristostomias Astronesthes Bathophilus Borostomias Chauliodus Chirostomias Echiostoma Eupogonesthes Eustomias Flagellostomias Grammatostomias Heterophotus Idiacanthus Leptostomias Malacosteus Melanostomias Neonesthes Odontostomias Opostomias Pachystomias Photonectes Photostomias Rhadinesthes Stomias Tactostoma Thysanactis Trigonolampa

Stomiidae is a family of deep-sea ray-finned fish, including the barbeled dragonfishes. They are quite small, usually around 15cm, up to 26cm.

References

• Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Stomiidae" in FishBase. January 2006 version.
• Review of the Astronesthid Fishes
• Malacosteus niger
• The Deep Sea ocean biology