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Melanostomias
Sign in to saveMelanostomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderStomiiformes
- FamilyStomiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 174
- With media
- 37
- Family
- Stomiidae
- Collections
- USNM, NMV, YPM, SIO
- Recorded in
- United States, Australia, New Caledonia, Honduras
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Melanostomiinae
- Image
- Melanostomias melanops.jpg
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- Commons category
- Melanostomias
- taxon name
- Melanostomias
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Melanostomias
- taxon author citation
- Brauer, 1902
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Melanostomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes.
==Species== There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus: Melanostomias bartonbeani A. E. Parr, 1927 (Scaleless black dragonfish) Melanostomias biseriatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Melanostomias dio Bárbara Teixeira Villarins, Luciano Gomes Fischer, Prokofiev and Michael Maia Mincarone. 2023 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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