Stomiidae

Stomiidae
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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.PNG

  Astronesthes niger

• Bathophilus vaillanti.jpg

  Bathophilus vaillanti

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  Chauliodus danae

• Echiostoma barbatum.jpg

  Echiostoma barbatum

• Eustomias trewavasae (no common name).gif

  Eustomias trewavasae

• Grammatostomias dentatus.jpg

  Grammatostomias dentatus

• Idiacanthus atlanticus.jpg

  Idiacanthus atlanticus

• Alacosteus niger.jpg

  Malacosteus niger

• Melanostomias melanops.jpg

  Melanostomias melanops

• Neonesthes capensis (no common name).gif

  Neonesthes capensis

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  Opostomias micripnus

• Pachystomias microdon.jpg

  Pachystomias microdon'

• Photonectes gracilis.jpg

  Photonectes gracilis

• Photostomias atrox.JPG

  Photostomias atrox

• Stneb u0.jpg

  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