Aristostomias

Aristostomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes native to the ocean depths in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.[1]

Aristostomias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Stomiidae
Genus:	Aristostomias Zugmayer, 1913
Type species
Aristostomias grimaldii Zugmayer, 1913
Synonyms
Zastomias C. H. Gilbert, 1915

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. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Aristostomtias in FishBase. February 2012 version.