Pangolinfish

Pangolinfish
Stomias nebulosus
Systematics
Cohort : Euteleosteomorpha Sub-cohort : Stomiati Order : Maulstachler (Stomiiformes) Family : Whale dragonfish (Stomiidae) Subfamily : Stomiinae Genre : Pangolinfish
Scientific name
Stomias
Cuvier , 1816

The scaled dragonfish ( Stomias ) are a genus of the baleen dragonfish (Stomiidae) and form the subfamily Stomiinae. Scaled dragonfish live in all seas.

features

They have an elongated body covered with large, gently sloping scales. The mouth is big. The teeth are of different sizes. The fangs in the lower jaw are dagger-shaped and curved backwards. There is a long barb on the lower jaw . The beginning of the dorsal fin is clearly behind the pelvic fin attachment. An adipose fin is missing. Scaled dragonfish grow to be 18 to 43 centimeters long.

species

Affinite stomias

Stomias boa

• Stomias affinis Günther , 1887
• Stomias atriventer Garman , 1899
• Stomias boa ( Risso , 1810)
• Stomias brevibarbatus ( Parr , 1927)
• Stomias colubrinus Garman , 1899
• Stomias danae ( Regan & Trewavas , 1929)
• Stomias gracilis ( Regan & Trewavas , 1930)
• Stomias lampropeltis Gibbs , 1969
• Stomias longibarbatus ( Brewer , 1902)
• Stomias nebulosus Alcock , 1889

literature

• Joseph S. Nelson : Fishes of the World. John Wiley & Sons, 2006, ISBN 0-471-25031-7 .

Web links

Commons : Pangolinfish ( Stomias )  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Stomias on Fishbase.org (English)