Fish Identification: Find Species


Family: Stomiidae Barbeled dragonfishes



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Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18.2 cm SL
Aristostomias grimaldii Zugmayer, 1913

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Aristostomias grimaldii
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Aristostomias lunifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Aristostomias lunifer
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Aristostomias polydactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Aristostomias polydactylus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Aristostomias scintillans
[Shiny loosejaw]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.5 cm SL
 
Aristostomias tittmanni
[Loosejaw]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Aristostomias xenostoma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.3 cm SL
 
Astronesthes atlanticus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Astronesthes barbata
[Kner's stareater]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.8 cm SL
 
Astronesthes bilobatus
[Twinlobe snaggletooth]

Photo by SFSA

Circumpolar between 30°
Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
Astronesthes boulengeri Gilchrist, 1902

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Astronesthes boulengeri
[Boulenger's snaggletooth]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic between
Max. Length 26.2 cm SL
Astronesthes caulophorus Regan & Trewavas, 1929

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Astronesthes caulophorus
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13.4 cm SL
Astronesthes chrysophekadion (Bleeker, 1849)

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Astronesthes chrysophekadion
[]

Photo by Khan, M.M.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10.8 cm SL
Astronesthes cyaneus (Brauer, 1902)

Photo by Photo by Khan, M.M.
 
Astronesthes cyaneus
[]
No picture found
 
Astronesthes decoratus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Astronesthes dupliglandis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.4 cm NG
 
Astronesthes exsul
[Exile snaggletooth]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm NG
 
Astronesthes fedorovi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Astronesthes formosanus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.3 cm SL
 
Astronesthes galapagensis
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Astronesthes gemmifer Goode & Bean, 1896

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Astronesthes gemmifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
 
Astronesthes gibbsi
[]
No picture found
 
Astronesthes gudrunae
[]
No picture found
 
Astronesthes haplophos
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Astronesthes ijimai
[Ijima's snaggletooth]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
 
Astronesthes illuminatus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 21 cm SL
Astronesthes indicus Brauer, 1902

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Astronesthes indicus
[Black snaggletooth]
No picture found

Max. Length 21 cm SL
 
Astronesthes indopacificus
[Indo-Pacific snaggletooth]
No picture found
 
Astronesthes karsteni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.6 cm SL
 
Astronesthes kreffti
[Krefft's snaggletooth]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
 
Astronesthes lamellosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.4 cm SL
 
Astronesthes lampara
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Astronesthes leucopogon
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Astronesthes lucibucca
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Astronesthes lucifer Gilbert, 1905

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Astronesthes lucifer
[Pacific astronesthid fish]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Astronesthes luetkeni
[]
No picture found
 
Astronesthes lupina
[Little wolf]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Astronesthes macropogon Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Astronesthes macropogon
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Astronesthes martensii Klunzinger, 1871

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Astronesthes martensii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
 
Astronesthes micropogon
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.2 cm SL
 
Astronesthes neopogon
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 16 cm SL
Astronesthes niger Richardson, 1845

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Astronesthes niger
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm SL
 
Astronesthes nigroides
[]
No picture found
 
Astronesthes oligoa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 28 cm TL
 
Astronesthes psychrolutes
[Temperate snaggletooth]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
 
Astronesthes quasiindicus
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 17.2 cm SL
Astronesthes richardsoni (Poey, 1852)

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Astronesthes richardsoni
[Richardson's snaggletooth]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Astronesthes similus Parr, 1927

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Astronesthes similus
[]
No picture found
 
Astronesthes spatulifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm SL
 
Astronesthes splendidus
[Splendid snaggletooth]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.1 cm SL
 
Astronesthes tanibe
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Astronesthes tatyanae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Astronesthes tchuvasovi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Astronesthes trifibulatus Gibbs, Amaoka & Haruta, 1984

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Astronesthes trifibulatus
[Triplethread snaggletooth]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
 
Astronesthes zetgibbsi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Astronesthes zharovi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Bathophilus abarbatus
[Barbless dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.3 cm SL
 
Bathophilus altipinnis
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

South Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Bathophilus ater (Brauer, 1902)

Photo by Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Bathophilus ater
[Winged dragonfish]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
Bathophilus brevis Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Bathophilus brevis
[]
No picture found
 
Bathophilus cwyanorum
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Bathophilus digitatus (Welsh, 1923)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Bathophilus digitatus
[]

Photo by Beltrán-León, B.S./Raul Ríos Herrera

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
Bathophilus filifer (Garman, 1899)

Photo by Photo by Beltrán-León, B.S./Raul Ríos Herrera
 
Bathophilus filifer
[Sparing]

Photo by MBARI

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Bathophilus flemingi Aron & McCrery, 1958

Photo by Photo by MBARI
 
Bathophilus flemingi
[Highfin dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm TL
 
Bathophilus indicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Bathophilus irregularis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.4 cm NG
 
Bathophilus kingi
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim, 1912)

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Bathophilus longipinnis
[]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Bathophilus nigerrimus
[Scaleless dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Bathophilus novicki
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
Bathophilus pawneei Parr, 1927

Photo by Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Bathophilus pawneei
[Pawnee dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm
 
Bathophilus proximus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
 
Bathophilus schizochirus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Bathophilus vaillanti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm TL
 
Borostomias abyssorum
[]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Borostomias antarcticus (Lönnberg, 1905)

Photo by Photo by Román Marcote, E.
 
Borostomias antarcticus
[Snaggletooth]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Borostomias elucens (Brauer, 1906)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Borostomias elucens
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 31 cm SL
Borostomias mononema (Regan & Trewavas, 1929)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Borostomias mononema
[Sickle snaggletooth]
No picture found
 
Borostomias pacificus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Borostomias panamensis
[Panama snaggletooth]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
 
Chauliodus barbatus
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
Chauliodus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1929

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Chauliodus danae
[Dana viperfish]
No picture found
 
Chauliodus dentatus
[]

Photo by Van Noord, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 29.3 cm TL
Chauliodus macouni Bean, 1890

Photo by Photo by Van Noord, J.E.
 
Chauliodus macouni
[Pacific viperfish]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
Chauliodus minimus Parin & Novikova, 1974

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Chauliodus minimus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.5 cm SL
 
Chauliodus pammelas
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23 cm SL
 
Chauliodus schmidti
[]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.

Warm and temperate parts
Max. Length 35 cm SL
Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Photo by Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A.
 
Chauliodus sloani
[Sloane's viperfish]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 23.5 cm SL
Chauliodus vasnetzovi Novikova, 1972

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Chauliodus vasnetzovi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.5 cm SL
 
Chirostomias pliopterus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 36.8 cm SL
Echiostoma barbatum Lowe, 1843

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Echiostoma barbatum
[Threadfin dragonfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Eastern Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 11.4 cm SL
Eupogonesthes xenicus Parin & Borodulina, 1993

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Eupogonesthes xenicus
[Exotic snaggletooth]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.7 cm SL
 
Eustomias achirus
[Proud dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias acinosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Eustomias aequatorialis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
 
Eustomias albibulbus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.6 cm SL
 
Eustomias appositus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25.3 cm SL
 
Eustomias arborifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
 
Eustomias australensis
[Australian dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
 
Eustomias austratlanticus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Eustomias bertelseni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias bibulboides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Eustomias bibulbosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias bifilis
[Twinthread dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
 
Eustomias bigelowi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Eustomias bimargaritatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
 
Eustomias bimargaritoides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.4 cm SL
 
Eustomias binghami
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
 
Eustomias bituberatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
 
Eustomias bituberoides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias borealis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias braueri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.9 cm SL
 
Eustomias brevibarbatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Eustomias bulbiramis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Eustomias bulbornatus
[Grapevine dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias cancriensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 21.4 cm
 
Eustomias cirritus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.1 cm SL
 
Eustomias contiguus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.4 cm SL
 
Eustomias crossotus
[]
No picture found
 
Eustomias crucis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias cryptobulbus
[Hiddenbulb dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
 
Eustomias curtatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.6 cm SL
 
Eustomias curtifilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
 
Eustomias danae
[]
No picture found
 
Eustomias decoratus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Eustomias dendriticus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Eustomias dendrobium
[Dendrobium dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Eustomias deofamiliaris
[]
No picture found
 
Eustomias digitatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
 
Eustomias dinema
[]
No picture found
 
Eustomias dispar
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.1 cm SL
 
Eustomias dubius
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.4 cm SL
 
Eustomias elongatus
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 21.4 cm SL
Eustomias enbarbatus Welsh, 1923

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Eustomias enbarbatus
[Barbate dragonfish]

Photo by Sutton, T.T.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 23.2 cm SL
Eustomias filifer (Gilchrist, 1906)

Photo by Photo by Sutton, T.T.
 
Eustomias filifer
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 19.3 cm SL
Eustomias fissibarbis (Pappenheim, 1912)

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Eustomias fissibarbis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9 cm SL
 
Eustomias flagellifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.7 cm SL
 
Eustomias furcifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
 
Eustomias gibbsi
[]
No picture found
 
Eustomias globulifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm TL
 
Eustomias grandibulbus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
 
Eustomias hulleyi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.4 cm SL
 
Eustomias hypopsilus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.7 cm SL
 
Eustomias ignotus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.4 cm SL
 
Eustomias inconstans
[]
No picture found
 
Eustomias insularum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias intermedius
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.1 cm SL
 
Eustomias interruptus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
 
Eustomias ioani
[]

Photo by Sutton, T.T.

Northwest Atlantic
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
Eustomias jimcraddocki Sutton & Hartel, 2004

Photo by Photo by Sutton, T.T.
 
Eustomias jimcraddocki
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.2 cm SL
 
Eustomias kikimora
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias kreffti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias lanceolatus
[]
No picture found
 
Eustomias leptobolus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 23.8 cm SL
Eustomias lipochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Eustomias lipochirus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.8 cm SL
 
Eustomias longibarba
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.3 cm SL
 
Eustomias longiramis
[]

Photo by Møller, P.R.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 17.2 cm SL
Eustomias macronema Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by Møller, P.R.
 
Eustomias macronema
[Bigbarb dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.1 cm SL
 
Eustomias macrophthalmus
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 27.6 cm SL
Eustomias macrurus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Eustomias macrurus
[Yellowstem dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
 
Eustomias magnificus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.2 cm SL
 
Eustomias medusa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
 
Eustomias melanonema
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.6 cm SL
 
Eustomias melanostigma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias melanostigmoides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias mesostenus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Eustomias metamelas
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.4 cm SL
 
Eustomias micraster
[]
No picture found
 
Eustomias micropterygius
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.6 cm SL
 
Eustomias minimus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.9 cm SL
 
Eustomias monoclonoides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
 
Eustomias monoclonus
[]

Photo by Sutton, T.T.

North Atlantic. Better r
Max. Length 20.7 cm SL
Eustomias monodactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by Sutton, T.T.
 
Eustomias monodactylus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias multifilis
[Multi-thread dragonfish]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
Eustomias obscurus Vaillant, 1884

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Eustomias obscurus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16 cm SL
 
Eustomias orientalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.7 cm SL
 
Eustomias pacificus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Eustomias parini
[Parin's dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
 
Eustomias parri
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 13.3 cm SL
Eustomias patulus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Eustomias patulus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.9 cm SL
 
Eustomias paucifilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.7 cm SL
 
Eustomias paxtoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.7 cm SL
 
Eustomias perplexus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
 
Eustomias pinnatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.2 cm SL
 
Eustomias polyaster
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.6 cm SL
 
Eustomias posti
[]
No picture found
 
Eustomias precarius
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
 
Eustomias problematicus
[]
No picture found
 
Eustomias pyrifer
[]
No picture found
 
Eustomias quadrifilis
[]
No picture found
 
Eustomias radicifilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.2 cm SL
 
Eustomias robertsi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.7 cm SL
 
Eustomias satterleei
[Twinray dragonfish]
No picture found
 
Eustomias schiffi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic and Pacific
Max. Length 21.2 cm SL
Eustomias schmidti Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Eustomias schmidti
[Schmidt's dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 13 cm SL
 
Eustomias securicula
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Eustomias silvescens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.8 cm SL
 
Eustomias similis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.4 cm SL
 
Eustomias simplex
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias spherulifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.3 cm SL
 
Eustomias stamen
[Stamen dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
 
Eustomias suluensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.7 cm SL
 
Eustomias tenisoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Eustomias tetranema
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.1 cm SL
 
Eustomias teuthidopsis
[]
No picture found
 
Eustomias tomentosis
[]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Eustomias trewavasae Norman, 1930

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Eustomias trewavasae
[Deepsea dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.2 cm SL
 
Eustomias triramis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.1 cm SL
 
Eustomias tritentaculatus
[Three-tentaxles dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.9 cm SL
 
Eustomias uniramis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
 
Eustomias variabilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.8 cm SL
 
Eustomias vitiazi
[Vitiaz dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm SL
 
Eustomias vulgaris
[Common dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.7 cm SL
 
Eustomias woollardi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17 cm SL
 
Eustomias xenobolus
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 32.2 cm SL
Flagellostomias boureei (Zugmayer, 1913)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Flagellostomias boureei
[Longbarb dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.6 cm SL
 
Grammatostomias circularis
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 15.9 cm SL
Grammatostomias dentatus Goode & Bean, 1896

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Grammatostomias dentatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.6 cm NG
 
Grammatostomias flagellibarba
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
 
Grammatostomias ovatus
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 35.6 cm SL
Heterophotus ophistoma Regan & Trewavas, 1929

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Heterophotus ophistoma
[Wingfin snaggletooth]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 38 cm TL
Idiacanthus antrostomus Gilbert, 1890

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Idiacanthus antrostomus
[Pacific blackdragon]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Subtropical to temperate
Max. Length 53 cm SL
Idiacanthus atlanticus Brauer, 1906

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Idiacanthus atlanticus
[Black dragonfish]

Photo by Tibbatts, B.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 48.9 cm SL
Idiacanthus fasciola Peters, 1877

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Idiacanthus fasciola
[Ribbon sawtail fish]
No picture found
 
Leptostomias analis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 26.7 cm SL
 
Leptostomias bermudensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Leptostomias bilobatus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 37.3 cm SL
Leptostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911)

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Leptostomias gladiator
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 38 cm SL
Leptostomias gracilis Regan & Trewavas, 1930

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Leptostomias gracilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 37.6 cm SL
 
Leptostomias haplocaulus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
 
Leptostomias leptobolus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 32.5 cm SL
 
Leptostomias longibarba
[Treathed dragon fish]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm NG
 
Leptostomias macronema
[Long-threaded dragon fish]
No picture found
 
Leptostomias macropogon
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19 cm SL
 
Leptostomias multifilis
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 33 cm SL
Leptostomias robustus Imai, 1941

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Leptostomias robustus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.2 cm SL
 
Malacosteus australis
[Southern stoplight loosejaw]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Worldwide in all oceans f
Max. Length 25.6 cm TL
Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848

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Malacosteus niger
[Stoplight loosejaw]

Photo by Dolgov, A.

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

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Melanostomias bartonbeani
[Scaleless black dragonfish]

Photo by JAMARC

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

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Melanostomias biseriatus
[]
No picture found
 
Melanostomias globulifer
[Brightchin dragonfish]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

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

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Melanostomias macrophotus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Melanostomias margaritifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
 
Melanostomias melanopogon
[]

Photo by JAMARC

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

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Melanostomias melanops
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

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

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Melanostomias niger
[Fangtooth dragonfish]
No picture found
 
Melanostomias nigroaxialis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.1 cm SL
 
Melanostomias paucilaternatus
[Spothead dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Melanostomias pauciradius
[Three-ray dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.2 cm NG
 
Melanostomias pollicifer
[]
No picture found
 
Melanostomias stewarti
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aristostomias grimaldii Eastern Atlantic 18.2 SL 1913
Aristostomias lunifer Eastern Atlantic 17 TL 1930
Aristostomias polydactylus Eastern Atlantic 22 TL 1930
Aristostomias scintillans Shiny loosejaw Eastern Pacific 23 TL 1915
Aristostomias tittmanni Loosejaw Eastern Atlantic 21.5 SL 1923
Aristostomias xenostoma Eastern Atlantic 15 TL 1930
Astronesthes atlanticus Atlantic Ocean 16.3 SL 1996
Astronesthes barbata Kner's stareater Eastern Atlantic 7.6 TL 1860
Astronesthes bilobatus Twinlobe snaggletooth Indo-Pacific 20.8 SL 1996
Astronesthes boulengeri Boulenger's snaggletooth Circumpolar between 30° 21.2 SL 1902
Astronesthes caulophorus Eastern Atlantic between 26.2 SL 1929
Astronesthes chrysophekadion Indo-West Pacific 13.4 SL 1849
Astronesthes cyaneus Indo-West Pacific 10.8 SL 1902
Astronesthes decoratus Eastern Atlantic. 2002
Astronesthes dupliglandis Pacific Ocean 7.2 SL 1997
Astronesthes exsul Exile snaggletooth Western Indian Ocean 10.4 NG 2002
Astronesthes fedorovi Northwest Pacific 3.2 NG 1994
Astronesthes formosanus Northwest Pacific 9.5 SL 2006
Astronesthes galapagensis Southeast Pacific 18.3 SL 1999
Astronesthes gemmifer Atlantic Ocean 17 SL 1896
Astronesthes gibbsi Eastern Pacific 7.1 SL 1992
Astronesthes gudrunae Atlantic Ocean 2002
Astronesthes haplophos Eastern Central Atlantic. 2002
Astronesthes ijimai Ijima's snaggletooth Indo-West Pacific 15 SL 1908
Astronesthes illuminatus Circumglobal. High Seas 15.5 SL 1999
Astronesthes indicus Black snaggletooth Eastern Atlantic 21 SL 1902
Astronesthes indopacificus Indo-Pacific snaggletooth Indo-Pacific 21 SL 1997
Astronesthes karsteni Eastern Central Atlantic. 2002
Astronesthes kreffti Krefft's snaggletooth South Atlantic, Indian an 24.6 SL 1988
Astronesthes lamellosus Indian Ocean 9.2 SL 1970
Astronesthes lampara Eastern Pacific 13.4 SL 1998
Astronesthes leucopogon Atlantic Ocean 12 SL 1929
Astronesthes lucibucca Southeast Pacific 10 SL 1996
Astronesthes lucifer Pacific astronesthid fish Indo-Pacific 12 SL 1905
Astronesthes luetkeni Indo-Pacific. Southeast 9.5 SL 1929
Astronesthes lupina Little wolf Southwest Pacific 1941
Astronesthes macropogon Eastern Atlantic 14 SL 1970
Astronesthes martensii Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1871
Astronesthes micropogon Eastern Atlantic 8.2 SL 1970
Astronesthes neopogon Eastern Atlantic 19.2 SL 1929
Astronesthes niger Atlantic Ocean 16 SL 1845
Astronesthes nigroides Northwest Pacific 12.8 SL 1960
Astronesthes oligoa Eastern Central Atlantic 2002
Astronesthes psychrolutes Temperate snaggletooth Circumglobal in the south 28 TL 1965
Astronesthes quasiindicus Indo-Pacific 11.5 SL 1996
Astronesthes richardsoni Richardson's snaggletooth Eastern Atlantic 17.2 SL 1852
Astronesthes similus Western Central Atlantic 15 SL 1927
Astronesthes spatulifer South Pacific. High Seas 1988
Astronesthes splendidus Splendid snaggletooth Indo-Pacific. 12 SL 1902
Astronesthes tanibe Southeast Atlantic and So 15.1 SL 2001
Astronesthes tatyanae South Pacific. High Seas 11.2 SL 1998
Astronesthes tchuvasovi Indo-Pacific 6.1 SL 1996
Astronesthes trifibulatus Triplethread snaggletooth Indo-Pacific 15 SL 1984
Astronesthes zetgibbsi South Pacific. High Seas 10.3 SL 1997
Astronesthes zharovi Atlantic Ocean 11 SL 1998
Bathophilus abarbatus Barbless dragonfish Southwest and Southeast P 11 SL 1968
Bathophilus altipinnis Eastern Pacific 6.3 SL 1933
Bathophilus ater Winged dragonfish South Atlantic 15 SL 1902
Bathophilus brevis Eastern Atlantic 5.5 SL 1930
Bathophilus cwyanorum Western Indian Ocean and 1968
Bathophilus digitatus Eastern Atlantic 17 TL 1923
Bathophilus filifer Sparing Southwest Pacific 7.7 SL 1899
Bathophilus flemingi Highfin dragonfish Eastern Pacific 16 TL 1958
Bathophilus indicus Indo-Pacific 9 TL 1902
Bathophilus irregularis South Atlantic 12.5 SL 1930
Bathophilus kingi Western Central Pacific 10.4 NG 1968
Bathophilus longipinnis Eastern Atlantic 10.9 SL 1912
Bathophilus nigerrimus Scaleless dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 12.2 SL 1882
Bathophilus novicki Western Indian Ocean 6.7 SL 1968
Bathophilus pawneei Pawnee dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 12.2 SL 1927
Bathophilus proximus Northwest Atlantic 5 1930
Bathophilus schizochirus Eastern Atlantic 10.3 SL 1930
Bathophilus vaillanti Eastern Atlantic 18 SL 1911
Borostomias abyssorum Northeast Atlantic 7.5 TL 1896
Borostomias antarcticus Snaggletooth Eastern Atlantic 30 SL 1905
Borostomias elucens Eastern Atlantic 35 SL 1906
Borostomias mononema Sickle snaggletooth Eastern Atlantic 31 SL 1929
Borostomias pacificus Northwest Pacific 1941
Borostomias panamensis Panama snaggletooth Eastern Pacific 30 TL 1929
Chauliodus barbatus Southeast Pacific 19.8 SL 1899
Chauliodus danae Dana viperfish Eastern Atlantic 15 SL 1929
Chauliodus dentatus Pacific Ocean 1899
Chauliodus macouni Pacific viperfish Northwest Pacific 29.3 TL 1890
Chauliodus minimus Eastern Atlantic 14.5 SL 1974
Chauliodus pammelas Western Indian Ocean 19.5 SL 1892
Chauliodus schmidti Eastern Atlantic 23 SL 1948
Chauliodus sloani Sloane's viperfish Warm and temperate parts 35 SL 1801
Chauliodus vasnetzovi Southeast Pacific 23.5 SL 1972
Chirostomias pliopterus Eastern Atlantic 20.5 SL 1930
Echiostoma barbatum Threadfin dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 36.8 SL 1843
Eupogonesthes xenicus Exotic snaggletooth Eastern Indian Ocean. 11.4 SL 1993
Eustomias achirus Proud dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 16.7 SL 1974
Eustomias acinosus Western Atlantic 18.5 SL 1930
Eustomias aequatorialis Atlantic Ocean 12.9 SL 1998
Eustomias albibulbus Eastern Central Pacific 14.4 SL 2001
Eustomias appositus North and Central Pacific 13.6 SL 1983
Eustomias arborifer Eastern Atlantic 25.3 SL 1927
Eustomias australensis Australian dragonfish Southwest Pacific 8.7 SL 1983
Eustomias austratlanticus Southeast Atlantic. High 15.6 SL 1983
Eustomias bertelseni Eastern Indian Ocean 9.3 SL 1983
Eustomias bibulboides Eastern Central Pacific 14.5 SL 1983
Eustomias bibulbosus Western Central Atlantic. 15 SL 1927
Eustomias bifilis Twinthread dragonfish Indo-West Pacific 12.5 SL 1960
Eustomias bigelowi Western Central Atlantic 19.8 SL 1923
Eustomias bimargaritatus Eastern Central Atlantic 20 SL 1930
Eustomias bimargaritoides Eastern Central Pacific 12.6 SL 1983
Eustomias binghami Western Central Atlantic 14.4 SL 1927
Eustomias bituberatus Western Central Atlantic 13.3 SL 1930
Eustomias bituberoides Eastern Central Pacific 14.1 SL 1983
Eustomias borealis North Atlantic 16.5 SL 2000
Eustomias braueri Eastern Atlantic 13.5 SL 1911
Eustomias brevibarbatus Western Atlantic 14.9 SL 1927
Eustomias bulbiramis Eastern Central Pacific 11.2 SL 2001
Eustomias bulbornatus Grapevine dragonfish Southeast Atlantic 16 TL 1960
Eustomias cancriensis Western Pacific 17.5 SL 1983
Eustomias cirritus Pacific Ocean 21.4 1983
Eustomias contiguus Eastern Central Atlantic. 14.1 SL 1985
Eustomias crossotus Western Pacific 15.4 SL 1983
Eustomias crucis Southeast Pacific 1973
Eustomias cryptobulbus Hiddenbulb dragonfish Indo-Pacific 16.5 SL 2001
Eustomias curtatus Eastern Central Pacific 15.3 SL 1983
Eustomias curtifilis Southwest Atlantic 16.6 SL 2000
Eustomias danae Western Central Pacific 12.2 SL 2001
Eustomias decoratus Western Central Atlantic 1971
Eustomias dendriticus Eastern Atlantic 12.9 SL 1930
Eustomias dendrobium Dendrobium dragonfish Northwest Pacific 11.8 SL 2019
Eustomias deofamiliaris Eastern Central Pacific 10.9 SL 1983
Eustomias digitatus Western Central Atlantic 1985
Eustomias dinema Eastern Central Pacific 14.8 SL 1999
Eustomias dispar Western Central Atlantic 1985
Eustomias dubius Western Atlantic 13.1 SL 1927
Eustomias elongatus Eastern Central Pacific 13.4 SL 2001
Eustomias enbarbatus Barbate dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 21.4 SL 1923
Eustomias filifer Eastern Atlantic 23.2 SL 1906
Eustomias fissibarbis Atlantic Ocean 19.3 SL 1912
Eustomias flagellifer Western Central Pacific 9 SL 2001
Eustomias furcifer Eastern Atlantic 20.7 SL 1930
Eustomias gibbsi Pacific Ocean 15.6 SL 1971
Eustomias globulifer Western Central Atlantic 1930
Eustomias grandibulbus Southeast Atlantic 16 TL 1983
Eustomias hulleyi Western Central Atlantic 12.3 SL 1985
Eustomias hypopsilus Western Central Atlantic 16.4 SL 1985
Eustomias ignotus Southwest Atlantic 19.7 SL 1985
Eustomias inconstans Eastern Central Pacific 16.4 SL 1983
Eustomias insularum North Atlantic 1998
Eustomias intermedius Atlantic Ocean. 12.5 SL 1998
Eustomias interruptus Northwest Pacific 12.1 SL 1999
Eustomias ioani Northwest Pacific 9.7 SL 1974
Eustomias jimcraddocki Northwest Atlantic 14.3 SL 2004
Eustomias kikimora North Atlantic 17.2 SL 2015
Eustomias kreffti Atlantic Ocean 12.5 SL 1983
Eustomias lanceolatus Atlantic Ocean 11.5 SL 1999
Eustomias leptobolus Western Central Atlantic 1930
Eustomias lipochirus Eastern Atlantic 23.8 SL 1930
Eustomias longibarba Eastern Atlantic 18.8 SL 1927
Eustomias longiramis Eastern Central Pacific 16.3 SL 2001
Eustomias macronema Bigbarb dragonfish Atlantic Ocean 17.2 SL 1930
Eustomias macrophthalmus Western Atlantic 11.1 SL 1927
Eustomias macrurus Yellowstem dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 27.6 SL 1930
Eustomias magnificus Eastern Central Pacific 19.8 SL 2001
Eustomias medusa North Pacific. 15.2 SL 1983
Eustomias melanonema Eastern Atlantic 14.8 SL 1930
Eustomias melanostigma Eastern Atlantic 13.6 SL 1930
Eustomias melanostigmoides Eastern Central Pacific 16.5 SL 1983
Eustomias mesostenus Eastern Indian Ocean. Hi 9.5 SL 1983
Eustomias metamelas Southwest Atlantic 11.2 SL 1985
Eustomias micraster Western Central Atlantic 22.4 SL 1927
Eustomias micropterygius Western Central Atlantic 1927
Eustomias minimus Pacific Ocean 8.6 SL 1999
Eustomias monoclonoides Eastern Central Atlantic 12.9 SL 1999
Eustomias monoclonus Indo-Pacific 15.3 SL 1930
Eustomias monodactylus North Atlantic. Better r 20.7 SL 1930
Eustomias multifilis Multi-thread dragonfish Eastern Indian Ocean 14.5 SL 1978
Eustomias obscurus Eastern Atlantic 22.5 SL 1884
Eustomias orientalis Western Pacific 16 SL 1983
Eustomias pacificus Eastern Central Pacific 15.7 SL 1983
Eustomias parini Parin's dragonfish Pacific Ocean 10.1 SL 2001
Eustomias parri Western Central Atlantic 9.2 SL 1930
Eustomias patulus Eastern Atlantic 13.3 SL 1930
Eustomias paucifilis Western Central Atlantic 16.9 SL 1927
Eustomias paxtoni Indo-West Pacific 20.7 SL 2001
Eustomias perplexus Western Pacific 14.7 SL 1983
Eustomias pinnatus Western Pacific 11.9 SL 1999
Eustomias polyaster Western Central Atlantic 14.2 SL 1927
Eustomias posti Southwest Atlantic 15.6 SL 1983
Eustomias precarius Western Central Atlantic 1985
Eustomias problematicus Eastern Central Pacific 13.8 SL 2001
Eustomias pyrifer Western Central Atlantic 1930
Eustomias quadrifilis Northwest Atlantic 1985
Eustomias radicifilis Western Central Atlantic 1930
Eustomias robertsi Kermadec Trench/Tonga Tre 23.2 SL 2024
Eustomias satterleei Twinray dragonfish Atlantic, Indian and Paci 17.7 SL 1933
Eustomias schiffi Western Central Atlantic 1932
Eustomias schmidti Schmidt's dragonfish Atlantic and Pacific 21.2 SL 1930
Eustomias securicula Northern Pacific 13 SL 2022
Eustomias silvescens Western Central Atlantic 11 SL 1930
Eustomias similis Pacific Ocean 11.8 SL 1978
Eustomias simplex Eastern Atlantic 22.4 SL 1930
Eustomias spherulifer Eastern Atlantic 16.5 SL 1983
Eustomias stamen Stamen dragonfish Northwest Pacific 10.3 SL 2019
Eustomias suluensis Western Central Pacific 13.8 SL 1983
Eustomias tenisoni Eastern Atlantic 18.7 SL 1930
Eustomias tetranema Eastern Atlantic 15 SL 1913
Eustomias teuthidopsis Pacific Ocean 19.1 SL 1983
Eustomias tomentosis Eastern Central Pacific 1998
Eustomias trewavasae Deepsea dragonfish Circumglobal. 26 TL 1930
Eustomias triramis Atlantic Ocean 11.2 SL 1930
Eustomias tritentaculatus Three-tentaxles dragonfish Northwest Pacific 13.1 SL 2019
Eustomias uniramis Eastern Pacific 18.9 SL 1999
Eustomias variabilis Western Atlantic 14.5 SL 1930
Eustomias vitiazi Vitiaz dragonfish Western Central Pacific 15.8 SL 1974
Eustomias vulgaris Common dragonfish Pacific Ocean 19 SL 2001
Eustomias woollardi Eastern Central Pacific. 12.7 SL 1998
Eustomias xenobolus Western Atlantic 17 SL 1930
Flagellostomias boureei Longbarb dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 32.2 SL 1913
Grammatostomias circularis Eastern Atlantic 13.6 SL 1959
Grammatostomias dentatus Atlantic Ocean 15.9 SL 1896
Grammatostomias flagellibarba North Atlantic 20.6 NG 1910
Grammatostomias ovatus Atlantic Ocean. High Sea 5.6 SL 2014
Heterophotus ophistoma Wingfin snaggletooth Eastern Atlantic 35.6 SL 1929
Idiacanthus antrostomus Pacific blackdragon Eastern Pacific 38 TL 1890
Idiacanthus atlanticus Black dragonfish Subtropical to temperate 53 SL 1906
Idiacanthus fasciola Ribbon sawtail fish North Atlantic 48.9 SL 1877
Leptostomias analis Western Atlantic 1930
Leptostomias bermudensis Western Atlantic 26.7 SL 1932
Leptostomias bilobatus Atlantic Ocean 11 SL 1956
Leptostomias gladiator Eastern Atlantic 37.3 SL 1911
Leptostomias gracilis Eastern Atlantic 38 SL 1930
Leptostomias haplocaulus Eastern Atlantic 37.6 SL 1930
Leptostomias leptobolus Western Pacific 11.5 SL 1930
Leptostomias longibarba Treathed dragon fish Eastern Atlantic 32.5 SL 1930
Leptostomias macronema Long-threaded dragon fish Eastern Central Pacific 12.8 NG 1905
Leptostomias macropogon Southeast Atlantic 1930
Leptostomias multifilis Northwest Pacific 19 SL 1941
Leptostomias robustus Northwest Pacific 33 SL 1941
Malacosteus australis Southern stoplight loosejaw Circumglobal 19.2 SL 2007
Malacosteus niger Stoplight loosejaw Worldwide in all oceans f 25.6 TL 1848
Melanostomias bartonbeani Scaleless black dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 26.2 SL 1927
Melanostomias biseriatus Eastern Atlantic 25 SL 1930
Melanostomias globulifer Brightchin dragonfish Western Pacific. 1934
Melanostomias macrophotus Eastern Atlantic 23 SL 1930
Melanostomias margaritifer Western Central Atlantic 8 SL 1930
Melanostomias melanopogon Eastern Atlantic 15.3 SL 1930
Melanostomias melanops Atlantic Ocean 26 SL 1902
Melanostomias niger Fangtooth dragonfish Eastern Indian Ocean 26 TL 1924
Melanostomias nigroaxialis Western Central Pacific 1978
Melanostomias paucilaternatus Spothead dragonfish South Atlantic 20.1 SL 1978
Melanostomias pauciradius Three-ray dragonfish Western Pacific. 9.3 SL 1938
Melanostomias pollicifer Indo-West Pacific 20.2 NG 1978
Melanostomias stewarti Western Central Pacific 1934



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