Opostomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfish.
| Opostomias | |
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| Obese dragonfish (O. micripnus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Subfamily: | Melanostomiinae |
| Genus: | Opostomias Günther, 1887 |
Species edit
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Opostomias micripnus (Günther, 1878) (Obese dragonfish)
- Opostomias mitsuii S. Imai, 1941 (Pitgum lanternfish)
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Opostomias in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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