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

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Opostomias micripnus (Günther, 1878)

Photo by SFSA
 
Opostomias micripnus
[Obese dragonfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 36 cm SL
Opostomias mitsuii Imai, 1941

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Opostomias mitsuii
[Pitgum lanternfish]
2 Species of Family Stomiidae with Genus Opostomias
(Barbeled dragonfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1878 Opostomias micripnus Obese dragonfish Circumglobal 50 TL
1941 Opostomias mitsuii Pitgum lanternfish Northeast Pacific 36 SL



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