''Photostomias'' is a genus of
barbeled dragonfish
Stomiidae is a family (biology), 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 st ...
es. They are found worldwide. The genus was previously known as ''ultimostomias''.
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
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Photostomias atrox
''Photostomias atrox'' is a species of barbeled dragonfish in the genus '' Photostomias''. The species has been documented in the Atlantic and Pacific
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(Alcock Alcock is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alfred William Alcock, British naturalist
* C. W. Alcock, British sports administrator, creator of the FA Cup
* Charles R. Alcock, American astronomer
* Deborah Alcock, British auth ...
, 1890)
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Photostomias goodyeari
''Photostomias goodyeari'' is a species of barbeled dragonfish in the genus '' Photostomias''. The species has been observed in the Atlantic Ocean, specifically in the Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico () is an oceanic basin and a margina ...
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Kenaley & Hartel, 2005
* ''
Photostomias guernei''
Collett, 1889
* ''
Photostomias liemi''
Kenaley, 2009
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Photostomias lucingens
''Photostomias lucigens'' is a species of barbeled dragonfish in the genus ''Photostomias''. The species has been observed in the southern Pacific and Atlantic
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five oceanic division ...
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Kenaley, 2009
* ''
Photostomias tantillux''
Kenaley, 2009
References
Stomiidae
Taxa named by Robert Collett
Marine fish genera
Ray-finned fish genera
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