Melanostomias

Melanostomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes.

Melanostomias
Melanostomias melanops
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Melanostomias

A. B. Brauer, 1902

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Melanostomias bartonbeani A. E. Parr, 1927 (Scaleless black dragonfish)
  • Melanostomias biseriatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Melanostomias globulifer Fowler, 1934 (Brightchin dragonfish)
  • Melanostomias macrophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Melanostomias margaritifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Melanostomias melanopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Melanostomias melanops A. B. Brauer, 1902
  • Melanostomias niger Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 (Fangtooth dragonfish)
  • Melanostomias nigroaxialis Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
  • Melanostomias paucilaternatus Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978 (Spothead dragonfish)
  • Melanostomias pauciradius Matsubara, 1938 (Three-ray dragonfish)
  • Melanostomias pollicifer Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
  • Melanostomias stewarti Fowler, 1934
  • Melanostomias tentaculatus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) (Tentacle dragonfish)
  • Melanostomias valdiviae A. B. Brauer, 1902 (Valdivia black dragonfish)
  • Melanostomias vierecki Fowler, 1934
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Melanostomias in FishBase. February 2012 version.


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