Deep-Sea taxon details
Stomiidae Bleeker, 1859
- Subfamily Astronesthinae Günther, 1864
- Genus Astronesthes Richardson, 1845
- Genus Borostomias Regan, 1908
- Genus Heterophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1929
- Genus Neonesthes Regan & Trewavas, 1929
- Genus Rhadinesthes Regan & Trewavas, 1929
- Genus Cryptostomias Gibbs & Weitzman, 1965 accepted as Astronesthes Richardson, 1845
- Genus Diplolychnus Regan & Trewavas, 1929 accepted as Borostomias Regan, 1908
- Genus Elapterostomias Fowler, 1934 accepted as Borostomias Regan, 1908
- Subfamily Chauliodontinae Bonaparte, 1845
- Subfamily Idiacanthinae Gill, 1893
- Genus Idiacanthus Peters, 1877
- Genus Bathyophis Günther, 1878 accepted as Idiacanthus Peters, 1877
- Genus Stylophthalmus Brauer, 1902 accepted as Idiacanthus Peters, 1877
- Subfamily Malacosteinae Gill, 1890
- Genus Aristostomias Zugmayer, 1913
- Genus Malacosteus Ayres, 1848
- Genus Photostomias Collett, 1889
- Subfamily Melanostomiinae Parr, 1927
- Genus Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
- Genus Chirostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Genus Echiostoma Lowe, 1843
- Genus Eustomias Vaillant, 1888
- Genus Flagellostomias Parr, 1927
- Genus Grammatostomias Goode & Bean, 1896
- Genus Leptostomias Gilbert, 1905
- Genus Melanostomias Brauer, 1902
- Genus Odontostomias Norman, 1930
- Genus Opostomias Günther, 1887
- Genus Pachystomias Günther, 1887
- Genus Photonectes Günther, 1887
- Genus Tactostoma Bolin, 1939
- Genus Thysanactis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Genus Trigonolampa Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Genus Haplostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias Brauer, 1902
- Genus Hyperchoristus Gill, 1883 accepted as Echiostoma Lowe, 1843
- Genus Photonectops Chapman, 1939 accepted as Tactostoma Bolin, 1939
- Subfamily Stomiinae Bleeker, 1859
- Genus Stomias Cuvier, 1816
- Genus Macrostomias Brauer, 1902 accepted as Stomias Cuvier, 1816
- Genus Pseudeustomias Fowler, 1934 accepted as Stomias Cuvier, 1816 (synonym)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Distribution Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Elongate body. Dorsal fin origin far behind pelvics, above anal fin. Chin...
Distribution Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Elongate body. Dorsal fin origin far behind pelvics, above anal fin. Chin barbel long. Adipose fin absent. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Stomiidae Bleeker, 1859. Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125604 on 2025-11-12
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Stomiidae Bleeker, 1859. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125604 on 2025-11-12
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Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution Distribution: Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. Elongate body. Dorsal fin origin far behind pelvics, above anal fin. Chin barbel long. Adipose fin absent. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | scaly dragonfishesbarbeled dragonfishes | [details] |
| Japanese | ワニトカゲギス科 | [details] |
| Norwegian Bokmål | storkjeftfamilien | [details] |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | storkjeftfamilien | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stomiidae)
To Genbank
To ITIS
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Stomiidae)
To Genbank
To ITIS
Unreviewed
