Melanostomias
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
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| Genus: | Melanostomias A. B. Brauer, 1902 |
Melanostomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes.
Species[]
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- A. E. Parr, 1927 (Scaleless black dragonfish)
- Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Fowler, 1934 (Brightchin dragonfish)
- Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- A. B. Brauer, 1902
- Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 (Fangtooth dragonfish)
- Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
- Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978 (Spothead dragonfish)
- Matsubara, 1938 (Three-ray dragonfish)
- Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
- Fowler, 1934
- (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) (Tentacle dragonfish)
- A. B. Brauer, 1902 (Valdivia black dragonfish)
- Fowler, 1934
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Melanostomias in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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