Melanostomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes.
| Melanostomias | |
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| Melanostomias melanops | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Subfamily: | Melanostomiinae |
| Genus: | Melanostomias A. B. Brauer, 1902 |
Species edit
There are currently 17 recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Melanostomias bartonbeani A. E. Parr, 1927 (Scaleless black dragonfish)
- Melanostomias biseriatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Melanostomias dio Villarins, Fischer, Prokofiev & Mincarone 2023
- Melanostomias globulifer Fowler, 1934 (Brightchin dragonfish)
- Melanostomias macrophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Melanostomias margaritifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Melanostomias melanopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Melanostomias melanops A. B. Brauer, 1902
- Melanostomias niger Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924 (Fangtooth dragonfish)
- Melanostomias nigroaxialis Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
- Melanostomias paucilaternatus Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978 (Spothead dragonfish)
- Melanostomias pauciradius Matsubara, 1938 (Three-ray dragonfish)
- Melanostomias pollicifer Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
- Melanostomias stewarti Fowler, 1934
- Melanostomias tentaculatus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) (Tentacle dragonfish)
- Melanostomias valdiviae A. B. Brauer, 1902 (Valdivia black dragonfish)
- Melanostomias vierecki Fowler, 1934
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Melanostomias in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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