Borostomias
Borostomias | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Stomiidae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Borostomias Regan, 1908 |
Borostomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes.
The name derives from Greek βόρος (bóros, "glutton") and στομίας (stomías, "hard-mouthed horse").[1]
Species[]
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]
- (Koehler (fr), 1896)
- Borostomias antarcticus (Lönnberg, 1905) (Snaggletooth)
- (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
- (Regan & Trewavas, 1929) (Sickle snaggletooth)
- (, 1941)
- Regan & Trewavas, 1929 (Panama snaggletooth)
References[]
- ^ "Borostomias antarcticus, Snaggletooth". www.fishbase.se.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Borostomias in FishBase. February 2012 version.
Categories:
- Stomiidae
- Taxa named by Charles Tate Regan
- Marine fish genera
- Ray-finned fish genera
- Stomiiformes stubs