WoRMS taxon details
Melanostomiinae Parr, 1927
Melanostomiatidae Parr, 1927 · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Melanostomiidae Parr, 1927 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Genus Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
- Genus Chirostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Genus Echiostoma Lowe, 1843
- Genus Eustomias Vaillant in Filhol, 1884
- Genus Flagellostomias Parr, 1927
- Genus Grammatostomias Goode & Bean, 1896
- Genus Leptostomias Gilbert, 1905
- Genus Melanostomias Brauer, 1902
- Genus Odontostomias Norman, 1930
- Genus Opostomias Günther, 1887
- Genus Pachystomias Günther, 1887
- Genus Photonectes Günther, 1887
- Genus Tactostoma Bolin, 1939
- Genus Thysanactis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Genus Trigonolampa Regan & Trewavas, 1930
- Genus Dactylostomias Garman, 1899 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Diplostomias Kotthaus, 1967 accepted as Eustomias Vaillant in Filhol, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Echiostomias Lowe, 1843 accepted as Echiostoma Lowe, 1843 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Gnathostomias Pappenheim, 1912 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Haplostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias Brauer, 1902 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Hyperchoristus Gill, 1883 accepted as Echiostoma Lowe, 1843 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Lamprotoxus Holt & Byrne, 1913 accepted as Grammatostomias Goode & Bean, 1896 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Lucifer Döderlein, 1882 accepted as Photonectes Günther, 1887 (unaccepted > junior homonym)
- Genus Nasistomias Koefoed, 1956 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Nematostomias Zugmayer, 1911 accepted as Leptostomias Gilbert, 1905 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Neostomias Gilchrist, 1906 accepted as Eustomias Vaillant in Filhol, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Neotomias accepted as Neostomias Gilchrist, 1906 accepted as Eustomias Vaillant in Filhol, 1884 (misspelling)
- Genus Notopodichthys Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Pachistomias Günther, 1887 accepted as Pachystomias Günther, 1887 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Parabathophilus Matallanas, 1984 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Parastomias Roule & Angel, 1931 accepted as Eustomias Vaillant in Filhol, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Pareustomias Bailly, 1930 accepted as Eustomias Vaillant in Filhol, 1884 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Photonectoides Koefoed, 1956 accepted as Photonectes Günther, 1887 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Photonectops Chapman, 1939 accepted as Tactostoma Bolin, 1939 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Tectosoma accepted as Tactostoma Bolin, 1939 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
- Genus Trichostomias Zugmayer, 1911 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
- Genus Trigonolampha Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Trigonolampa Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Melanostomiinae Parr, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154229 on 2025-11-24
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Nomenclature
basis of record
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors
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Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | scaleless black dragonfishes [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | ホテイエソ科 [from synonym]ホテイエソ | [details] |
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Melanostomiidae Parr, 1927)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanostomiinae)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melanostomiinae RAD114622-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melanostomiinae RAD114628-003)
To ITIS
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Melanostomiidae Parr, 1927)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Melanostomiinae)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melanostomiinae RAD114622-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melanostomiinae RAD114628-003)
To ITIS