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Family: Stomiidae Barbeled dragonfishes



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310 species (see list below)
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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 Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Melanostomias valdiviae
[Valdivia black dragon fish]
No picture found
 
Melanostomias vierecki
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 17 cm SL
Neonesthes capensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Neonesthes capensis
[Cape snaggletooth]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 17.2 cm SL
Neonesthes microcephalus Norman, 1930

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Neonesthes microcephalus
[Smallhead snaggletooth]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Odontostomias masticopogon Norman, 1930

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Odontostomias masticopogon
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 29.5 cm SL
 
Odontostomias micropogon
[]

Photo by SFSA

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

Photo by 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 Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Opostomias mitsuii
[Pitgum lanternfish]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 22.1 cm SL
Pachystomias microdon (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Pachystomias microdon
[Smalltooth dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.7 cm SL
 
Photonectes achirus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Photonectes albipennis (Döderlein, 1882)

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Photonectes albipennis
[Whitepen dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.5 cm SL
 
Photonectes banshee
[Banshee dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Photonectes barnetti
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 28.2 cm SL
Photonectes braueri (Zugmayer, 1913)

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Photonectes braueri
[Brauer's dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Photonectes caerulescens
[Bulbless dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.9 cm SL
 
Photonectes coffea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm SL
 
Photonectes cornutus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Photonectes corynodes
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14 cm SL
 
Photonectes cyanogrammicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Photonectes dinema
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.7 cm SL
 
Photonectes distichodon
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 23.5 cm SL
 
Photonectes filipendulus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Photonectes gorodinskii
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 20.8 cm SL
Photonectes gracilis Goode & Bean, 1896

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Photonectes gracilis
[Graceful dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
 
Photonectes klepadloae
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20.4 cm SL
Photonectes leucospilus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Photonectes leucospilus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Photonectes litvinovi
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Circumglobal.
Max. Length 39.6 cm SL
Photonectes margarita (Goode & Bean, 1896)

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Photonectes margarita
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.4 cm SL
 
Photonectes mirabilis
[Blueband dragonfish]
No picture found
 
Photonectes munificus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
Photonectes parvimanus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Photonectes parvimanus
[Fleshyfin dragonfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Photonectes paxtoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Photonectes phyllopogon
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 18.9 cm SL
 
Photonectes sphaerolampas
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Photonectes uncinatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Photonectes venetaenia
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Photonectes waitti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.8 cm SL
 
Photonectes xenopogon
[]

Photo by Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Harvard University

Circumtropicam
Max. Length 15.4 cm SL
Photostomias atrox (Alcock, 1890)

Photo by Photo by Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Harvard University
 
Photostomias atrox
[]

Photo by Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Harvard University

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
Photostomias goodyeari Kenaley & Hartel, 2005

Photo by Photo by Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Harvard University
 
Photostomias goodyeari
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Photostomias guernei Collett, 1889

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Photostomias guernei
[]

Photo by Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Harvard University

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
Photostomias liemi Kenaley, 2009

Photo by Photo by Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Harvard University
 
Photostomias liemi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Photostomias lucingens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Photostomias tantillux
[]

Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 41 cm SL
Rhadinesthes decimus (Zugmayer, 1911)

Photo by Photo by National Museum of Marine Science and Technology, Taiwan
 
Rhadinesthes decimus
[Slender snaggletooth]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Circumglobal in tropical
Max. Length 21.9 cm SL
Stomias affinis Günther, 1887

Photo by Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Stomias affinis
[Günther's boafish]

Photo by Briones-Mendoza, J.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
Stomias atriventer Garman, 1899

Photo by Photo by Briones-Mendoza, J.
 
Stomias atriventer
[Black-belly dragonfish]

Photo by Reyes, P.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 32.2 cm SL
Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Stomias boa
[Boa dragonfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 20.4 cm SL
Stomias brevibarbatus Ege, 1918

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Stomias brevibarbatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Stomias colubrinus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.7 cm NG
 
Stomias danae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Stomias ferox
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 29 cm SL
 
Stomias gracilis
[]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 29.7 cm SL
Stomias lampropeltis Gibbs, 1969

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Stomias lampropeltis
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 43 cm SL
Stomias longibarbatus (Brauer, 1902)

Photo by Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Stomias longibarbatus
[Longbarb scaly dragonfish]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Stomias nebulosus Alcock, 1889

Photo by Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Stomias nebulosus
[Alcock's boafish]
No picture found

Max. Length 34.3 cm TL
 
Tactostoma macropus
[Longfin dragonfish]

Photo by Reiner, F.

Pacific and Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Thysanactis dentex Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Thysanactis dentex
[Broomfin dragonfish]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 32 cm SL
Trigonolampa miriceps Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Trigonolampa miriceps
[Threelight dragonfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Melanostomias tentaculatus Tentacle dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 24 SL 1930
Melanostomias valdiviae Valdivia black dragon fish Eastern Atlantic 24.1 TL 1902
Melanostomias vierecki Western Central Pacific 1934
Neonesthes capensis Cape snaggletooth Eastern Atlantic 17 SL 1924
Neonesthes microcephalus Smallhead snaggletooth Eastern Atlantic 17.2 SL 1930
Odontostomias masticopogon Eastern Atlantic 20 TL 1930
Odontostomias micropogon Eastern Atlantic 29.5 SL 1930
Opostomias micripnus Obese dragonfish Circumglobal 50 TL 1878
Opostomias mitsuii Pitgum lanternfish Northeast Pacific 36 SL 1941
Pachystomias microdon Smalltooth dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 22.1 SL 1878
Photonectes achirus Northwest Atlantic 8.7 SL 1930
Photonectes albipennis Whitepen dragonfish Western Pacific 30 SL 1882
Photonectes banshee Banshee dragonfish Northwest Pacific 12.5 SL 2019
Photonectes barnetti Pacific Ocean 4.2 SL 2011
Photonectes braueri Brauer's dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 28.2 SL 1913
Photonectes caerulescens Bulbless dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 15 SL 1930
Photonectes coffea Pacific Ocean 14.9 SL 2011
Photonectes cornutus Western Central Atlantic 1.9 SL 1933
Photonectes corynodes Eastern Central Pacific 2.4 SL 2011
Photonectes cyanogrammicus Western Central Pacific 14 SL 2019
Photonectes dinema Eastern Atlantic 25 SL 1930
Photonectes distichodon Eastern Indian Ocean 16.7 SL 2019
Photonectes filipendulus Eastern Pacific Ocean 23.5 SL 2019
Photonectes gorodinskii Pacific Ocean. High Seas 18 SL 2015
Photonectes gracilis Graceful dragonfish Eastern Indian Ocean and 20.8 SL 1896
Photonectes klepadloae Eastern Central Pacific 11.9 SL 2021
Photonectes leucospilus Eastern Atlantic 20.4 SL 1930
Photonectes litvinovi Western Central Pacific 15 SL 2014
Photonectes margarita Circumglobal. 39.6 SL 1896
Photonectes mirabilis Blueband dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 16.4 SL 1927
Photonectes munificus Southeast Pacific 1968
Photonectes parvimanus Fleshyfin dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 24.5 SL 1930
Photonectes paxtoni Western Pacific Ocean; P 2.3 SL 2012
Photonectes phyllopogon Eastern Atlantic 10 SL 1930
Photonectes sphaerolampas Equatorial Western and Ce 18.9 SL 2019
Photonectes uncinatus Southern Atlantic 25 SL 2015
Photonectes venetaenia Western Pacific Ocean 8.9 SL 2016
Photonectes waitti Indo-Pacific 7.4 SL 2012
Photonectes xenopogon Western Central Pacific 16.8 SL 2019
Photostomias atrox Circumtropicam 15.4 SL 1890
Photostomias goodyeari Atlantic Ocean 17.5 SL 2005
Photostomias guernei Western Atlantic 16 TL 1889
Photostomias liemi Indo-Pacific 14.3 SL 2009
Photostomias lucingens Pacific 10.9 SL 2009
Photostomias tantillux Pacific Ocean 10.1 SL 2009
Rhadinesthes decimus Slender snaggletooth Eastern Atlantic 41 SL 1911
Stomias affinis Günther's boafish Circumglobal in tropical 21.9 SL 1887
Stomias atriventer Black-belly dragonfish Eastern Pacific 25 TL 1899
Stomias boa Boa dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 32.2 SL 1810
Stomias brevibarbatus Eastern Atlantic 20.4 SL 1918
Stomias colubrinus Eastern Pacific (Ref. 958 40 SL 1899
Stomias danae Pacific Ocean. 16.7 NG 1933
Stomias ferox North Atlantic 30 SL 1842
Stomias gracilis Subtropical convergence a 29 SL 1899
Stomias lampropeltis Eastern Atlantic 29.7 SL 1969
Stomias longibarbatus Longbarb scaly dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 43 SL 1902
Stomias nebulosus Alcock's boafish Indo-Pacific 18 TL 1889
Tactostoma macropus Longfin dragonfish Northwest Pacific 34.3 TL 1939
Thysanactis dentex Broomfin dragonfish Pacific and Atlantic 18 SL 1930
Trigonolampa miriceps Threelight dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 32 SL 1930



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