Order

Stomiiformes

131 species in this order. Browse scientific names and open each profile for distribution, taxonomy and available wildlife data.

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Bottlelight

Danaphos oculatus

Sternoptychidae

Rebain’s Portholefish

Diplophos rebainsi

Gonostomatidae

Pacific Portholefish

Diplophos taenia

Gonostomatidae

Threadfin Dragonfish

Echiostoma barbatum

Stomiidae

Eustomias antea

Eustomias antea

Stomiidae

Eustomias bertrandi

Eustomias bertrandi

Stomiidae

Sidebranch Dragonfish

Eustomias fissibarbis

Stomiidae

Eustomias longibarba

Eustomias longibarba

Stomiidae

Eustomias lucenae

Eustomias lucenae

Stomiidae

Eustomias minimus

Eustomias minimus

Stomiidae

Eustomias ophioglossa

Eustomias ophioglossa

Stomiidae

Simplebulb Dragonfish

Eustomias simplex

Stomiidae

Eustomias tomentosis

Eustomias tomentosis

Stomiidae

Longbarb Dragonfish

Flagellostomias boureei

Stomiidae

Atlantic fangjaw

Gonostoma atlanticum

Gonostomatidae

Bristlemouth

Gonostoma denudatum

Gonostomatidae

Wingfin Snaggletooth

Heterophotus ophistoma

Stomiidae

Southern Lightfish

Ichthyococcus australis

Phosichthyidae

Bulldog Lightfish

Ichthyococcus irregularis

Phosichthyidae
Lightfish

Lightfish

Ichthyococcus ovatus

Phosichthyidae

Ichthyococcus polli

Ichthyococcus polli

Phosichthyidae
Pacific Blackdragon

Pacific Blackdragon

Idiacanthus antrostomus

Stomiidae

Black dragonfish

Idiacanthus atlanticus

Stomiidae

Ribbon Sawtail Fish

Idiacanthus fasciola

Stomiidae

Filamentbeard Dragonfish

Leptostomias haplocaulus

Stomiidae

Longbeard Dragonfish

Leptostomias longibarba

Stomiidae
Southern Stoplight Loosejaw

Southern Stoplight Loosejaw

Malacosteus australis

Stomiidae

Stoplight Loosejaw

Malacosteus niger

Stomiidae

Atlantic Manducus

Manducus maderensis

Gonostomatidae
Bighead Portholefish

Bighead Portholefish

Margrethia obtusirostra

Gonostomatidae

Maurolicus inventionis

Maurolicus inventionis

Sternoptychidae
Silvery Lightfish

Silvery Lightfish

Maurolicus muelleri

Sternoptychidae

Maurolicus parvipinnis

Maurolicus parvipinnis

Sternoptychidae

Maurolicus stehmanni

Maurolicus stehmanni

Sternoptychidae
Atlantic Pearlside

Atlantic Pearlside

Maurolicus weitzmani

Sternoptychidae

Scaleless Black Dragonfish

Melanostomias bartonbeani

Stomiidae

Melanostomias melanops

Melanostomias melanops

Stomiidae

Fangtooth Dragonfish

Melanostomias niger

Stomiidae

Cape Snaggletooth

Neonesthes capensis

Stomiidae

Smalltooth dragonfish

Pachystomias microdon

Stomiidae

Silver Lightfish

Phosichthys argenteus

Phosichthyidae

Photostomias goodyeari

Photostomias goodyeari

Stomiidae

Loosejaw

Photostomias guernei

Stomiidae

Stareye Lightfish

Pollichthys mauli

Phosichthyidae

shortspine tenplate

Polyipnus asteroides

Sternoptychidae

Slope Hatchetfish

Polyipnus clarus

Sternoptychidae
Rendezvous Fish

Rendezvous Fish

Polymetme corythaeola

Phosichthyidae
Bright lightfish

Bright lightfish

Polymetme thaeocoryla

Phosichthyidae

Slender Snaggletooth

Rhadinesthes decimus

Stomiidae

Bristlemouth

Sigmops bathyphilus

Gonostomatidae
elongated bristlemouth fish

elongated bristlemouth fish

Sigmops elongatus

Gonostomatidae
Diaphanous Hatchet Fish

Diaphanous Hatchet Fish

Sternoptyx diaphana

Sternoptychidae

Dark hatchetfish

Sternoptyx obscura

Sternoptychidae
Highlight Hatchetfish

Highlight Hatchetfish

Sternoptyx pseudobscura

Sternoptychidae

False Oblique Hatchetfish

Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana

Sternoptychidae

Günther's boafish

Stomias affinis

Stomiidae

Black-belly Dragonfish

Stomias atriventer

Stomiidae
Boa Dragonfish

Boa Dragonfish

Stomias boa

Stomiidae

Stomias colubrinus

Stomias colubrinus

Stomiidae

Stomias danae

Stomias danae

Stomiidae