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in the

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Stomiidae Stomiidae is a family of deep-sea ray-finned fish, including the barbeled dragonfishes, that live in all oceans in a wide range of depths. They are quite small, usually around 15 cm, up to 26 cm, and they exhibit a strong sexual dimorp ...

found in

Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the Age of Discovery, it was known for se ...

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and

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Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Photonectes achirus ''Photonectes achirus'' is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus ''Photonectes''. The species is distributed across the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions ...

'' Regan & Trewavas, 1930 * '' Photonectes albipennis'' ( Döderlein ( de), 1882) (White-pen dragonfish) * ''

Photonectes barnetti ''Photonectes barnetti'' is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus ''Photonectes''. The species is distributed across the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions ...

'' Klepadlo, 2011 Klepadlo, C. (2011): Three New Species of the Genus ''Photonectes'' (Teleostei: Stomiiformes: Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae) from the Pacific Ocean. ''Copeia, 2011 (2): 201-210.'' * ''

Photonectes braueri ''Photonectes'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Stomiidae found in Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: * ''Photonectes achirus'' Ch ...

'' ( Zugmayer, 1913) (Brauer's dragonfish) * ''

Photonectes caerulescens ''Photonectes caerulescens'' is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus ''Photonectes.'' The species is distributed across the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans, and adults can reach a maximum length of ~15 centimeters. Ref ...

'' Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (Bulb-less dragonfish) * ''

Photonectes coffea ''Photonectes coffea'' is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus ''Photonectes''. The species has been observed in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of the Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Arc ...

'' Klepadlo, 2011 * ''

Photonectes cornutus ''Photonectes cornutus'' is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus ''Photonectes.'' The species can be found in the central Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisio ...

'' Beebe, 1933 * ''

Photonectes corynodes ''Photonectes corynodes'' is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus ''Photonectes ''Photonectes'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Stomiidae found in Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species ...

'' Klepadlo, 2011 * ''

Photonectes dinema ''Photonectes dinema'' is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus ''Photonectes.'' The species has been observed in the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, ...

'' Regan & Trewavas, 1930 * ''

Photonectes gorodinskii ''Photonectes gorodinskii'' is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus ''Photonectes''. The species has been observed in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisi ...

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, 2015 Prokofiev, A.M. (2015): Data for the Revision of Subgenus ''Trachinostomias'' (Melanostomiidae: ''Photonectes''): Morphological Variability of ''P. margarita'' with Description of Two New Species. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (2): 147-154.'' * ''

Photonectes gracilis ''Photonectes gracilis'' is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus ''Photonectes.'' The species has been documented in the Indian and Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends f ...

'' Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Graceful dragonfish) *''

Photonectes klepadloae ''Photonectes klepadloae'' is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus ''Photonectes''. The species is distributed across the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisi ...

& Frable, 2021 * '' Photonectes leucospilus'' Regan & Trewavas, 1930 * '' Photonectes litvinovi''

, 2014 Prokofiev, A.M. (2014): New and Rare Species of Deepsea Pelagic Fishes of Families Opisthoproctidae, Melanostomiidae, Oneirodidae, and Linophrynidae. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 54 (6): 377-383.'' * '' Photonectes margarita'' ( Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896) * ''

Photonectes mirabilis ''Photonectes mirabilis'' is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus ''Photonectes''. The species can be found in the Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, wi ...

'' A. E. Parr, 1927 (Blue-band dragonfish) * ''

Photonectes munificus ''Photonectes munificus'' is a species of fish in the genus ''Photonectes''. The species can be found in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the sou ...

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Photonectes parvimanus ''Photonectes'' is a genus of fish in the family Stomiidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: * ''Photonectes achirus'' Regan & Trewavas, 1930 * '' Photonectes albipen ...

'' Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (Fleshy-fin dragonfish) * ''

Photonectes paxtoni ''Photonectes paxtoni'' is a species of fish in the genus ''Photonectes''. The species has been documented in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Papua New Guinea, and adults can reach a maximum length of 2.3 centimeters. References

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& Klepadlo, 2012 Flynn, A.J. & Klepadlo, C. (2012)
Two new species of ''Photonectes'' (Teleostei: Stomiidae) from the Indo-Pacific, and a re-examination of ''P. achirus''.
''Memoirs of Museum Victoria, 69: 259–267.'' * ''

Photonectes phyllopogon ''Photonectes phyllopogon'' is a species of fish in the genus ''Photonectes''. The species is rarely seen, but has been documented in the Atlantic The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, with an ar ...

'' Regan & Trewavas, 1930 * '' Photonectes uncinatus''

, 2015 * ''

Photonectes venetaenia ''Photonectes venetaenia'' is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus ''Photonectes''. The species has been documented in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divis ...

, 2016 Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): New Species of the Genus ''Photonectes'' (Melanostomiidae) with Blue Luminous Tissue on the Body. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (4): 613–615.'' * ''

Photonectes waitti ''Photonectes waitti'' is a species of deep-sea fish in the genus ''Photonectes''. The species has been documented in the Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions ...

& Klepadlo, 2012

References

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