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

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6 species (see list below)

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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
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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
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Photo by Orlov, A.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Photostomias guernei Collett, 1889

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Photostomias guernei
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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
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Pacific
Max. Length 10.9 cm SL
 
Photostomias lucingens
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Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 10.1 cm SL
 
Photostomias tantillux
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6 Species of Family Stomiidae with Genus Photostomias
(Barbeled dragonfishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
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



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