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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae Barbeled dragonfishes
Subfamily: Malacosteinae
Genus: Aristostomias

(See list of species below)


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6 species (see list below)

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Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 18.2 cm SL
Aristostomias grimaldii Zugmayer, 1913

Photo by JAMARC
 
Aristostomias grimaldii
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Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Aristostomias lunifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by SFSA
 
Aristostomias lunifer
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Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Aristostomias polydactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Aristostomias polydactylus
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No picture found
Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 23 cm TL
 
Aristostomias scintillans
[Shiny loosejaw]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 21.5 cm SL
 
Aristostomias tittmanni
[Loosejaw]
No picture found
Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Aristostomias xenostoma
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6 Species of Family Stomiidae with Genus Aristostomias
(Barbeled dragonfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1913 Aristostomias grimaldii Eastern Atlantic 18.2 SL
1930 Aristostomias lunifer Eastern Atlantic 17 TL
1930 Aristostomias polydactylus Eastern Atlantic 22 TL
1915 Aristostomias scintillans Shiny loosejaw Eastern Pacific 23 TL
1923 Aristostomias tittmanni Loosejaw Eastern Atlantic 21.5 SL
1930 Aristostomias xenostoma Eastern Atlantic 15 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013