Photonectes is a genus of fish in the family Stomiidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.
| Photonectes | |
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| Photonectes gracilis | |
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| Photonectes margarita | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Subfamily: | Melanostomiinae |
| Genus: | Photonectes Günther, 1887 |
Species edit
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:
- Photonectes achirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Photonectes albipennis (Döderlein (de), 1882) (White-pen dragonfish)
- Photonectes barnetti Klepadlo, 2011 [1]
- Photonectes braueri (Zugmayer, 1913) (Brauer's dragonfish)
- Photonectes caerulescens Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (Bulb-less dragonfish)
- Photonectes coffea Klepadlo, 2011 [1]
- Photonectes cornutus Beebe, 1933 [2]
- Photonectes corynodes Klepadlo, 2011 [1]
- Photonectes dinema Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Photonectes gorodinskii Prokofiev, 2015 [3]
- Photonectes gracilis Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Graceful dragonfish)
- Photonectes klepadloae Prokofiev & Frable, 2021 [4]
- Photonectes leucospilus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Photonectes litvinovi Prokofiev, 2014 [2]
- Photonectes margarita (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896)
- Photonectes mirabilis A. E. Parr, 1927 (Blue-band dragonfish)
- Photonectes munificus Gibbs, 1968
- Photonectes parvimanus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (Fleshy-fin dragonfish)
- Photonectes paxtoni Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012 [5]
- Photonectes phyllopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Photonectes uncinatus Prokofiev, 2015 [3]
- Photonectes venetaenia Prokofiev, 2016 [6]
- Photonectes waitti Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012 [5]
References edit
- ^ a b c Klepadlo, C. (2011): Three New Species of the Genus Photonectes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes: Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae) from the Pacific Ocean. Copeia, 2011 (2): 201-210.
- ^ a b Prokofiev, A.M. (2014): New and Rare Species of Deepsea Pelagic Fishes of Families Opisthoproctidae, Melanostomiidae, Oneirodidae, and Linophrynidae. Journal of Ichthyology, 54 (6): 377-383.
- ^ a b Prokofiev, A.M. (2015): Data for the Revision of Subgenus Trachinostomias (Melanostomiidae: Photonectes): Morphological Variability of P. margarita with Description of Two New Species. Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (2): 147-154.
- ^ M. Prokofiev, Artem; W. Frable, Benjamin (1 September 2021). "A New Species of Photonectes from the Pacific Ocean off Oahu, Hawaii with a Revised Identification Key for the Genus (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae)". Ichthyology & Herpetology. 109 (3): 720–727. doi:10.1643/i2020148. eISSN 2766-1520. ISSN 2766-1512 – via Allen Press.
- ^ a b Flynn, A.J. & Klepadlo, C. (2012): Two new species of Photonectes (Teleostei: Stomiidae) from the Indo-Pacific, and a re-examination of P. achirus. Memoirs of Museum Victoria, 69: 259–267.
- ^ Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): New Species of the Genus Photonectes (Melanostomiidae) with Blue Luminous Tissue on the Body. Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (4): 613–615.