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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Gonostomatidae Bristlemouths

Genus: Gonostoma

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by SFSA

Worldwide. Eastern Atlan
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
Gonostoma atlanticum Norman, 1930

Photo by SFSA
 
Gonostoma atlanticum
[Atlantic fangjaw]

Photo by Costa, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Gonostoma denudatum Rafinesque, 1810

Photo by Costa, F.
 
Gonostoma denudatum
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2 Species of Family Gonostomatidae with Genus Gonostoma
(Bristlemouths)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1930 Gonostoma atlanticum Atlantic fangjaw Worldwide. Eastern Atlan 6.6 SL
1810 Gonostoma denudatum Eastern Atlantic 14 SL



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