Stomias
Appearance
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Gunther's Boafish (S. affinis) | |
Boa Dragonfish (S. boa boa) | |
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Genus: | Stomias G. Cuvier, 1816
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Stomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes.
Species
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus: [1]
- Stomias affinis Günther, 1887 (Günther's boafish)
- Stomias atriventer Garman, 1899 (Black-belly dragonfish)
- Stomias boa (A. Risso, 1810)
- Stomias boa boa (A. Risso, 1810) (Boa dragonfish)
- Stomias boa colubrinus Garman, 1899
- Stomias boa ferox J. C. H. Reinhardt, 1842
- Stomias brevibarbatus Ege, 1918
- Stomias danae Ege, 1933
- Stomias gracilis Garman, 1899
- Stomias lampropeltis Gibbs, 1969
- Stomias longibarbatus (Brauer, 1902) (Longbarb scaly dragonfish)
- Stomias nebulosus Alcock, 1889 (Alcock's boafish)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Stomias". FishBase. February 2012 version.