Photonectes

Photonectes is a genus of fish in the family Stomiidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Photonectes
Photonectes gracilis
Photonectes margarita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Stomiiformes
Family:
Stomiidae
Subfamily:
Melanostomiinae
Genus:
Photonectes

Günther, 1887

Species

There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:

  • Photonectes achirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Photonectes albipennis (Döderlein (de), 1882) (White-pen dragonfish)
  • Photonectes barnetti Klepadlo, 2011 [1]
  • Photonectes braueri (Zugmayer, 1913) (Brauer's dragonfish)
  • Photonectes caerulescens Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (Bulb-less dragonfish)
  • Photonectes coffea Klepadlo, 2011 [1]
  • Photonectes cornutus Beebe, 1933 [2]
  • Photonectes corynodes Klepadlo, 2011 [1]
  • Photonectes dinema Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Photonectes gorodinskii Prokofiev, 2015 [3]
  • Photonectes gracilis Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Graceful dragonfish)
  • Photonectes leucospilus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Photonectes litvinovi Prokofiev, 2014 [2]
  • Photonectes margarita (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896)
  • Photonectes mirabilis A. E. Parr, 1927 (Blue-band dragonfish)
  • Photonectes munificus Gibbs, 1968
  • Photonectes parvimanus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (Fleshy-fin dragonfish)
  • Photonectes paxtoni Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012 [4]
  • Photonectes phyllopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  • Photonectes uncinatus Prokofiev, 2015 [3]
  • Photonectes venetaenia Prokofiev, 2016 [5]
  • Photonectes waitti Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012 [4]
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References
  1. Klepadlo, C. (2011): Three New Species of the Genus Photonectes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes: Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae) from the Pacific Ocean. Copeia, 2011 (2): 201-210.
  2. Prokofiev, A.M. (2014): New and Rare Species of Deepsea Pelagic Fishes of Families Opisthoproctidae, Melanostomiidae, Oneirodidae, and Linophrynidae. Journal of Ichthyology, 54 (6): 377-383.
  3. Prokofiev, A.M. (2015): Data for the Revision of Subgenus Trachinostomias (Melanostomiidae: Photonectes): Morphological Variability of P. margarita with Description of Two New Species. Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (2): 147-154.
  4. Flynn, A.J. & Klepadlo, C. (2012): Two new species of Photonectes (Teleostei: Stomiidae) from the Indo-Pacific, and a re-examination of P. achirus. Memoirs of Museum Victoria, 69: 259–267.
  5. Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): New Species of the Genus Photonectes (Melanostomiidae) with Blue Luminous Tissue on the Body. Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (4): 613–615.
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