Stomias
Stomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes. They live in the mesopelagic zone of all oceans and show diel vertical migration and sexual dimorphism (males are smaller, have larger eyes and larger postorbital photophores than females.
| Stomias | |
|---|---|
| Gunther's boafish (S. affinis) | |
| Boa dragonfish (S. boa boa) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Subfamily: | Stomiinae |
| Genus: | Stomias G. Cuvier, 1816 |
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