Aristostomias
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Genus: | Aristostomtias Zugmayer, 1913
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Aristostomias grimaldii Zugmayer, 1913
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Aristostomtias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes native to the ocean depths in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans.[1]
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
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Aristostomtias". FishBase. February 2012 version.