Borostomias

Borostomias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Stomiiformes
Family:
Stomiidae
Genus:
Borostomias

Regan, 1908

Borostomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Borostomias abyssorum (Koehler (fr), 1896)
  • Borostomias antarcticus (Lönnberg, 1905) (Snaggletooth)
  • Borostomias elucens (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
  • Borostomias mononema (Regan & Trewavas, 1929) (Sickle snaggletooth)
  • Borostomias pacificus (S. Imai, 1941)
  • Borostomias panamensis Regan & Trewavas, 1929 (Panama snaggletooth)

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


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