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Stomiidae found in

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Species

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

Photonectes achirus ''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 albipenn ...

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& Trewavas, 1930 * ''

Photonectes albipennis ''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 albipenni ...

'' ( Döderlein ( de), 1882) (White-pen dragonfish) * ''

Photonectes barnetti ''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 albipennis ...

'' 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 Stomiidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus: * '' Photonectes achirus'' Regan & Trewavas, 1930 * '' Photonectes albipenn ...

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

Photonectes caerulescens ''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 albipennis ...

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

Photonectes coffea ''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 albipenn ...

'' Klepadlo, 2011 * ''

Photonectes cornutus ''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 albipenn ...

'' Beebe, 1933 * ''

Photonectes corynodes ''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 albipenn ...

'' Klepadlo, 2011 * ''

Photonectes dinema ''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 albipenn ...

& Trewavas, 1930 * ''

Photonectes gorodinskii ''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 albipenn ...

'' Prokofiev, 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'' 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 ...

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

Photonectes klepadloae ''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 albipenn ...

'' Prokofiev & Frable, 2021 * '' Photonectes leucospilus''

& Trewavas, 1930 * '' Photonectes litvinovi'' Prokofiev, 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 ''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 albipennis ...

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& T. H. Bean, 1896) * '' Photonectes mirabilis'' A. E. Parr, 1927 (Blue-band dragonfish) * ''

Photonectes munificus ''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 albipenn ...

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, 1968 * '' Photonectes parvimanus''

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

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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''

& Trewavas, 1930 * '' Photonectes uncinatus'' Prokofiev, 2015 * '' Photonectes venetaenia'' Prokofiev, 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''

& Klepadlo, 2012

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2530278 Stomiidae Bioluminescent fish Taxa named by Albert Günther Marine fish genera Ray-finned fish genera