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Family: Stomiidae Barbeled dragonfishes



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287 species (see list below)

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Photo by Shao, K.T.

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

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Photonectes albipennis
[Whitepen dragonfish]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
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 JAMARC
 
Photonectes braueri
[Brauer's dragonfish]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Photonectes caerulescens
[Bulbless dragonfish]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 14.9 cm SL
 
Photonectes coffea
[]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
 
Photonectes corynodes
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Photonectes dinema
[]

Photo by JAMARC

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

Photo by JAMARC
 
Photonectes gracilis
[Graceful dragonfish]

Photo by Reiner, F.

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

Photo by Reiner, F.
 
Photonectes leucospilus
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

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

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Photonectes margarita
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 16.4 cm SL
 
Photonectes mirabilis
[Blueband dragonfish]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
 
Photonectes munificus
[]

Photo by SFSA

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

Photo by SFSA
 
Photonectes parvimanus
[Fleshyfin dragonfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific Ocean; P
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
 
Photonectes paxtoni
[]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Photonectes phyllopogon
[]
No picture found
Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
 
Photonectes waitti
[]

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

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

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 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 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 Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ), Harvard University
 
Photostomias liemi
[]
No picture found
Pacific
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Photostomias lucingens
[]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
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 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 Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Stomias affinis
[Günther's boafish]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 25 cm TL
 
Stomias atriventer
[Black-belly dragonfish]

Photo by Reyes, P.

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

Photo by Reyes, P.
 
Stomias boa boa
[Boa dragonfish]
No picture found
North Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm SL
 
Stomias boa ferox
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

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

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Stomias brevibarbatus
[]
No picture found
Eastern Pacific (Ref. 958
Max. Length 40 cm SL
 
Stomias colubrinus
[]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean.
 
Stomias danae
[]
No picture found
Subtropical convergence a
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 Reiner, F.
 
Stomias lampropeltis
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

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

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 Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Stomias nebulosus
[Alcock's boafish]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
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 Reiner, F.
 
Thysanactis dentex
[Broomfin dragonfish]

Photo by SFSA

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

Photo by SFSA
 
Trigonolampa miriceps
[Threelight dragonfish]
287 Species of Family Stomiidae
(Barbeled dragonfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1882 Photonectes albipennis Whitepen dragonfish Western Pacific 30 SL
2011 Photonectes barnetti Pacific Ocean 4.2 SL
1913 Photonectes braueri Brauer's dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 28.2 SL
1930 Photonectes caerulescens Bulbless dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 15 SL
2011 Photonectes coffea Pacific Ocean 14.9 SL
2011 Photonectes corynodes Pacific Ocean 2.4 SL
1930 Photonectes dinema Eastern Atlantic 25 SL
1896 Photonectes gracilis Graceful dragonfish Eastern Indian Ocean and 20.8 SL
1930 Photonectes leucospilus Eastern Atlantic 20.4 SL
1896 Photonectes margarita Eastern Atlantic 39.6 SL
1927 Photonectes mirabilis Blueband dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 16.4 SL
1968 Photonectes munificus Southeast Pacific
1930 Photonectes parvimanus Fleshyfin dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 24.5 SL
2012 Photonectes paxtoni Western Pacific Ocean; P 2.3 SL
1930 Photonectes phyllopogon Eastern Atlantic 10 SL
2012 Photonectes waitti Indo-Pacific 7.4 SL
1890 Photostomias atrox Circumtropicam 15.4 SL
2005 Photostomias goodyeari Atlantic Ocean 17.5 SL
1889 Photostomias guernei Western Atlantic 16 TL
2009 Photostomias liemi Indo-Pacific 14.3 SL
2009 Photostomias lucingens Pacific 10.9 SL
2009 Photostomias tantillux Pacific Ocean 10.1 SL
1911 Rhadinesthes decimus Slender snaggletooth Eastern Atlantic 41 SL
1887 Stomias affinis Günther's boafish Circumglobal in tropical 21.9 SL
1899 Stomias atriventer Black-belly dragonfish Eastern Pacific 25 TL
1810 Stomias boa boa Boa dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 32.2 SL
1842 Stomias boa ferox North Atlantic 30 SL
1918 Stomias brevibarbatus Eastern Atlantic 20.4 SL
1899 Stomias colubrinus Eastern Pacific (Ref. 958 40 SL
1933 Stomias danae Pacific Ocean.
1899 Stomias gracilis Subtropical convergence a 29 SL
1969 Stomias lampropeltis Eastern Atlantic 29.7 SL
1902 Stomias longibarbatus Longbarb scaly dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 43 SL
1889 Stomias nebulosus Alcock's boafish Indo-Pacific 18 TL
1939 Tactostoma macropus Longfin dragonfish Northwest Pacific 34.3 TL
1930 Thysanactis dentex Broomfin dragonfish Pacific and Atlantic 18 SL
1930 Trigonolampa miriceps Threelight dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 32 SL



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