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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae Barbeled dragonfishes
Subfamily: Melanostomiinae
Genus: Melanostomias

(See list of species below)


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16 species (see list below)

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Photo by Dolgov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 26.2 cm SL
Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927

Photo by Dolgov, A.
 
Melanostomias bartonbeani
[Scaleless black dragonfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Melanostomias biseriatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by JAMARC
 
Melanostomias biseriatus
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific.
 
Melanostomias globulifer
[Brightchin dragonfish]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Melanostomias macrophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Melanostomias macrophotus
[]
No picture found
Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Melanostomias margaritifer
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
 
Melanostomias melanopogon
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Melanostomias melanops Brauer, 1902

Photo by JAMARC
 
Melanostomias melanops
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Melanostomias niger Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924

Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Melanostomias niger
[Fangtooth dragonfish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Melanostomias nigroaxialis
[]
No picture found
South Atlantic
Max. Length 20.1 cm SL
 
Melanostomias paucilaternatus
[Spothead dragonfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific.
 
Melanostomias pauciradius
[Three-ray dragonfish]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
 
Melanostomias pollicifer
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Melanostomias stewarti
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 24 cm SL
 
Melanostomias tentaculatus
[Tentacle dragonfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 24.1 cm TL
Melanostomias valdiviae Brauer, 1902

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Melanostomias valdiviae
[Valdivia black dragon fish]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
 
Melanostomias vierecki
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16 Species of Family Stomiidae with Genus Melanostomias
(Barbeled dragonfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1927 Melanostomias bartonbeani Scaleless black dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 26.2 SL
1930 Melanostomias biseriatus Eastern Atlantic 25 SL
1934 Melanostomias globulifer Brightchin dragonfish Western Pacific.
1930 Melanostomias macrophotus Eastern Atlantic 23 SL
1930 Melanostomias margaritifer Northwest Atlantic 8 SL
1930 Melanostomias melanopogon Eastern Atlantic 15.3 SL
1902 Melanostomias melanops Atlantic Ocean 26 SL
1924 Melanostomias niger Fangtooth dragonfish Eastern Indian Ocean 26 TL
1978 Melanostomias nigroaxialis Western Central Pacific
1978 Melanostomias paucilaternatus Spothead dragonfish South Atlantic 20.1 SL
1938 Melanostomias pauciradius Three-ray dragonfish Western Pacific.
1978 Melanostomias pollicifer Indo-West Pacific
1934 Melanostomias stewarti Western Central Pacific
1930 Melanostomias tentaculatus Tentacle dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 24 SL
1902 Melanostomias valdiviae Valdivia black dragon fish Eastern Atlantic 24.1 TL
1934 Melanostomias vierecki Western Central Pacific



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