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Class: Teleostei
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae Barbeled dragonfishes
Subfamily: Melanostomiinae
Genus: Melanostomias

(See list of species below)


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16 species (see list below)
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Photo by Dolgov, A.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 26.2 cm SL
Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927

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Melanostomias bartonbeani
[Scaleless black dragonfish]

Photo by JAMARC

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Melanostomias biseriatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Melanostomias biseriatus
[]
No picture found
 
Melanostomias globulifer
[Brightchin dragonfish]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Melanostomias macrophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

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Melanostomias macrophotus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm SL
 
Melanostomias margaritifer
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.3 cm SL
 
Melanostomias melanopogon
[]

Photo by JAMARC

Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Melanostomias melanops Brauer, 1902

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Melanostomias melanops
[]

Photo by Fischer, L.G.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 26 cm TL
Melanostomias niger Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924

Photo by Photo by Fischer, L.G.
 
Melanostomias niger
[Fangtooth dragonfish]
No picture found
 
Melanostomias nigroaxialis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20.1 cm SL
 
Melanostomias paucilaternatus
[Spothead dragonfish]
No picture found
 
Melanostomias pauciradius
[Three-ray dragonfish]
No picture found
 
Melanostomias pollicifer
[]
No picture found
 
Melanostomias stewarti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24 cm SL
 
Melanostomias tentaculatus
[Tentacle dragonfish]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 24.1 cm TL
Melanostomias valdiviae Brauer, 1902

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Melanostomias valdiviae
[Valdivia black dragon fish]
No picture found
 
Melanostomias vierecki
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Melanostomias bartonbeani Scaleless black dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 26.2 SL 1927
Melanostomias biseriatus Eastern Atlantic 25 SL 1930
Melanostomias globulifer Brightchin dragonfish Western Pacific. 1934
Melanostomias macrophotus Eastern Atlantic 23 SL 1930
Melanostomias margaritifer Northwest Atlantic 8 SL 1930
Melanostomias melanopogon Eastern Atlantic 15.3 SL 1930
Melanostomias melanops Atlantic Ocean 26 SL 1902
Melanostomias niger Fangtooth dragonfish Eastern Indian Ocean 26 TL 1924
Melanostomias nigroaxialis Western Central Pacific 1978
Melanostomias paucilaternatus Spothead dragonfish South Atlantic 20.1 SL 1978
Melanostomias pauciradius Three-ray dragonfish Western Pacific. 1938
Melanostomias pollicifer Indo-West Pacific 1978
Melanostomias stewarti Western Central Pacific 1934
Melanostomias tentaculatus Tentacle dragonfish Eastern Atlantic 24 SL 1930
Melanostomias valdiviae Valdivia black dragon fish Eastern Atlantic 24.1 TL 1902
Melanostomias vierecki Western Central Pacific 1934



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