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.

Representative Species Gallery

Astronesthes niger
Bathophilus vaillanti
Chauliodus danae
Echiostoma barbatum
Eustomias trewavasae
Grammatostomias dentatus
Idiacanthus atlanticus
Malacosteus niger
Melanostomias melanops
Neonesthes capensis
Opostomias micripnus
Pachystomias microdon'
Photonectes gracilis
Photostomias atrox
Stomias nebulosus

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

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