WoRMS taxon details
Melanostomiinae Parr, 1927
Melanostomiatidae Parr, 1927 · unaccepted
Melanostomiidae · unaccepted
Genus Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
Genus Chirostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Genus Diplostomias Kotthaus, 1967
Genus Echiostoma Lowe, 1843
Genus Eustomias Vaillant, 1888
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 Parabathophilus Matallanas, 1984
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
Genus Echiostomias accepted as Echiostoma Lowe, 1843 (misspelling)
Genus Gnathostomias Pappenheim, 1912 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
Genus Haplostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias Brauer, 1902
Genus Hyperchoristus Gill, 1883 accepted as Echiostoma Lowe, 1843
Genus Lamprotoxus Holt & Byrne, 1913 accepted as Grammatostomias Goode & Bean, 1896
Genus Lucifer Döderlein, 1882 accepted as Photonectes Günther, 1887
Genus Nasistomias Koefoed, 1956 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
Genus Nematostomias Zugmayer, 1911 accepted as Leptostomias Gilbert, 1905
Genus Neostomias Gilchrist, 1906 accepted as Eustomias Vaillant, 1888 (synonym)
Genus Neotomias accepted as Neostomias Gilchrist, 1906 accepted as Eustomias Vaillant, 1888 (misspelling)
Genus Notopodichthys Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
Genus Pachistomias accepted as Pachystomias Günther, 1887 (misspelling)
Genus Parastomias Roule & Angel, 1931 accepted as Eustomias Vaillant, 1888
Genus Pareustomias Bailly, 1930 accepted as Eustomias Vaillant, 1888
Genus Photonectoides Koefoed, 1956 accepted as Photonectes Günther, 1887
Genus Photonectops Chapman, 1939 accepted as Tactostoma Bolin, 1939
Genus Tectosoma accepted as Tactostoma Bolin, 1939 (misspelling)
Genus Trichostomias Zugmayer, 1911 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
Genus Trigonolampha accepted as Trigonolampa Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (misspelling)
Genus Chirostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Genus Diplostomias Kotthaus, 1967
Genus Echiostoma Lowe, 1843
Genus Eustomias Vaillant, 1888
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 Parabathophilus Matallanas, 1984
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
Genus Echiostomias accepted as Echiostoma Lowe, 1843 (misspelling)
Genus Gnathostomias Pappenheim, 1912 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
Genus Haplostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Melanostomias Brauer, 1902
Genus Hyperchoristus Gill, 1883 accepted as Echiostoma Lowe, 1843
Genus Lamprotoxus Holt & Byrne, 1913 accepted as Grammatostomias Goode & Bean, 1896
Genus Lucifer Döderlein, 1882 accepted as Photonectes Günther, 1887
Genus Nasistomias Koefoed, 1956 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
Genus Nematostomias Zugmayer, 1911 accepted as Leptostomias Gilbert, 1905
Genus Neostomias Gilchrist, 1906 accepted as Eustomias Vaillant, 1888 (synonym)
Genus Neotomias accepted as Neostomias Gilchrist, 1906 accepted as Eustomias Vaillant, 1888 (misspelling)
Genus Notopodichthys Regan & Trewavas, 1930 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
Genus Pachistomias accepted as Pachystomias Günther, 1887 (misspelling)
Genus Parastomias Roule & Angel, 1931 accepted as Eustomias Vaillant, 1888
Genus Pareustomias Bailly, 1930 accepted as Eustomias Vaillant, 1888
Genus Photonectoides Koefoed, 1956 accepted as Photonectes Günther, 1887
Genus Photonectops Chapman, 1939 accepted as Tactostoma Bolin, 1939
Genus Tectosoma accepted as Tactostoma Bolin, 1939 (misspelling)
Genus Trichostomias Zugmayer, 1911 accepted as Bathophilus Giglioli, 1882
Genus Trigonolampha accepted as Trigonolampa Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (misspelling)
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Melanostomiinae Parr, 1927. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154229 on 2023-06-06
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
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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basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [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)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
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)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To Genbank
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melanostomiinae RAD114622-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Melanostomiinae RAD114628-003)
To ITIS
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