Aristostomias
| Aristostomias | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Genus: | Aristostomtias Zugmayer, 1913 |
| Type species | |
| Aristostomias grimaldii Zugmayer, 1913 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Aristostomtias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes native to the ocean depths in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.[1]
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Aristostomias grimaldii Zugmayer, 1913
- Aristostomias lunifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Aristostomias polydactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Aristostomias scintillans (C. H. Gilbert, 1915) (Shiny loosejaw)
- Aristostomias tittmanni W. W. Welsh, 1923 (Loosejaw)
- Aristostomias xenostoma Regan & Trewavas, 1930
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Aristostomtias in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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