Fish Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Bathophilus abarbatus	Barbless dragonfish	Southwest and Southeast P		1968
Bathophilus altipinnis		Eastern Pacific	6.3 SL	1933
Bathophilus ater	Winged dragonfish	South Atlantic	15 SL	1902
Bathophilus brevis		Eastern Atlantic	5.5 SL	1930
Bathophilus cwyanorum		Western Indian Ocean and		1968
Bathophilus digitatus		Eastern Atlantic	17 TL	1923
Bathophilus filifer	Sparing	Southwest Pacific		1899
Bathophilus flemingi	Highfin dragonfish	Eastern Pacific	16 TL	1958
Bathophilus indicus		Indo-Pacific	9 TL	1902
Bathophilus irregularis		South Atlantic	12.5 SL	1930
Bathophilus kingi		Western Central Pacific		1968
Bathophilus longipinnis		Eastern Atlantic	10.9 SL	1912
Bathophilus nigerrimus	Scaleless dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	12.2 SL	1882
Bathophilus novicki		Western Indian Ocean		1968
Bathophilus pawneei	Pawnee dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	12.2 SL	1927
Bathophilus proximus		Northwest Atlantic	5	1930
Bathophilus schizochirus		Eastern Atlantic	10.3 SL	1930
Bathophilus vaillanti		Eastern Atlantic	18 SL	1911
Chirostomias pliopterus		Eastern Atlantic	20.5 SL	1930
Echiostoma barbatum	Threadfin dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	36.8 SL	1843
Eustomias achirus	Proud dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	16.7 SL	1974
Eustomias acinosus		Western Atlantic	18.5 SL	1930
Eustomias aequatorialis		Atlantic Ocean.	12.9 SL	1998
Eustomias albibulbus		Eastern Central Pacific	14.4 SL	2001
Eustomias appositus		Western Pacific.	13.6 SL	1983
Eustomias arborifer		Eastern Atlantic	25.3 SL	1927
Eustomias australensis	Australian dragonfish	Southwest Pacific	8.7 SL	1983
Eustomias austratlanticus		South Atlantic.	15.6 SL	1983
Eustomias bertelseni		Eastern Indian Ocean	9.3 SL	1983
Eustomias bibulboides		Eastern Central Pacific	14.5 SL	1983
Eustomias bibulbosus		Western Central Atlantic.	15 SL	1927
Eustomias bifilis	Twinthread dragonfish	Indo-West Pacific		1960
Eustomias bigelowi		Western Central Atlantic	19.8 SL	1923
Eustomias bimargaritatus		Eastern Central Atlantic	20 SL	1930
Eustomias bimargaritoides		Eastern Central Pacific	12.6 SL	1983
Eustomias binghami		Western Central Atlantic	14.4 SL	1927
Eustomias bituberatus		Western Central Atlantic	13.3 SL	1930
Eustomias bituberoides		Eastern Central Pacific	14.1 SL	1983
Eustomias borealis		North Atlantic	16.5 SL	2000
Eustomias braueri		Eastern Atlantic	13.5 SL	1911
Eustomias brevibarbatus		Western Atlantic	14.9 SL	1927
Eustomias bulbiramis		Eastern Central Pacific	11.2 SL	2001
Eustomias bulbornatus	Grapevine dragonfish	Southeast Atlantic	16 TL	1960
Eustomias cancriensis		Western Pacific	17.5 SL	1983
Eustomias cirritus		Pacific Ocean	21.4	1983
Eustomias contiguus		Eastern Central Atlantic		1985
Eustomias crossotus		Western Pacific	15.4 SL	1983
Eustomias crucis		Southeast Pacific		1973
Eustomias cryptobulbus	Hiddenbulb dragonfish	Indo-Pacific	16.5 SL	2001
Eustomias curtatus		Eastern Central Pacific	15.3 SL	1983
Eustomias curtifilis		Southwest Atlantic	16.6 SL	2000
Eustomias danae		Western Central Pacific	12.2 SL	2001
Eustomias decoratus		Western Central Atlantic		1971
Eustomias dendriticus		Eastern Atlantic	12.9 SL	1930
Eustomias dendrobium	Dendrobium dragonfish	Northwest Pacific	11.8 SL	2019
Eustomias deofamiliaris		Eastern Central Pacific	10.9 SL	1983
Eustomias digitatus		Western Central Atlantic		1985
Eustomias dinema		Eastern Central Pacific	14.8 SL	1999
Eustomias dispar		Western Central Atlantic		1985
Eustomias dubius		Western Atlantic	13.1 SL	1927
Eustomias elongatus		Eastern Central Pacific	13.4 SL	2001
Eustomias enbarbatus	Barbate dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	21.4 SL	1923
Eustomias filifer		Eastern Atlantic	23.2 SL	1906
Eustomias fissibarbis		Atlantic Ocean	19.3 SL	1912
Eustomias flagellifer		Western Central Pacific	9 SL	2001
Eustomias furcifer		Eastern Atlantic	20.7 SL	1930
Eustomias gibbsi		Pacific Ocean	15.6 SL	1971
Eustomias globulifer		Western Central Atlantic		1930
Eustomias grandibulbus		Southeast Atlantic	16 TL	1983
Eustomias hulleyi		Western Central Atlantic		1985
Eustomias hypopsilus		Western Central Atlantic	16.4 SL	1985
Eustomias ignotus		Southwest Atlantic		1985
Eustomias inconstans		Eastern Central Pacific	16.4 SL	1983
Eustomias insularum		North Atlantic.		1998
Eustomias intermedius		Atlantic Ocean.		1998
Eustomias interruptus		Northwest Pacific	12.1 SL	1999
Eustomias ioani		Northwest Pacific	9.7 SL	1974
Eustomias jimcraddocki		Northwest Atlantic	14.3 SL	2004
Eustomias kreffti		Eastern and Western Atlan	12.5 SL	1983
Eustomias lanceolatus		Atlantic Ocean	11.5 SL	1999
Eustomias leptobolus		Western Central Atlantic		1930
Eustomias lipochirus		Eastern Atlantic	23.8 SL	1930
Eustomias longibarba		Eastern Atlantic	18.8 SL	1927
Eustomias longiramis		Eastern Central Pacific	16.3 SL	2001
Eustomias macronema	Bigbarb dragonfish	Atlantic Ocean	17.2 SL	1930
Eustomias macrophthalmus		Western Atlantic	11.1 SL	1927
Eustomias macrurus	Yellowstem dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	27.6 SL	1930
Eustomias magnificus		Eastern Central Pacific	19.8 SL	2001
Eustomias medusa		North Pacific.	15.2 SL	1983
Eustomias melanonema		Eastern Atlantic	14.8 SL	1930
Eustomias melanostigma		Eastern Atlantic	13.6 SL	1930
Eustomias melanostigmoides		Eastern Central Pacific	16.5 SL	1983
Eustomias mesostenus		Eastern Indian Ocean.	9.5 SL	1983
Eustomias metamelas		Southwest Atlantic		1985
Eustomias micraster		Western Central Atlantic	22.4 SL	1927
Eustomias micropterygius		Western Central Atlantic		1927
Eustomias minimus		Pacific Ocean	8.6 SL	1999
Eustomias monoclonoides		Eastern Central Atlantic	12.9 SL	1999
Eustomias monoclonus		Indo-Pacific	15.3 SL	1930
Eustomias monodactylus		North Atlantic. Better r	20.7 SL	1930
Eustomias multifilis	Multi-thread dragonfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	14.5 SL	1978
Eustomias obscurus		Eastern Atlantic	22.5 SL	1884
Eustomias orientalis		Western Pacific	16 SL	1983
Eustomias pacificus		Eastern Central Pacific	15.7 SL	1983
Eustomias parini	Parin's dragonfish	Pacific Ocean	10.1 SL	2001
Eustomias parri		Western Central Atlantic		1930
Eustomias patulus		Eastern Atlantic	13.3 SL	1930
Eustomias paucifilis		Western Central Atlantic	16.9 SL	1927
Eustomias paxtoni		Indo-West Pacific	20.7 SL	2001
Eustomias perplexus		Western Pacific	14.7 SL	1983
Eustomias pinnatus		Western Pacific	11.9 SL	1999
Eustomias polyaster		Northwest Atlantic	14.2 SL	1927
Eustomias posti		Southwest Atlantic.	15.6 SL	1983
Eustomias precarius		Western Central Atlantic		1985
Eustomias problematicus		Eastern Central Pacific	13.8 SL	2001
Eustomias pyrifer		Western Central Atlantic		1930
Eustomias quadrifilis		Northwest Atlantic		1985
Eustomias radicifilis		Western Central Atlantic		1930
Eustomias satterleei	Twinray dragonfish	Atlantic, Indian and Paci	17.7 SL	1933
Eustomias schiffi		Western Central Atlantic		1932
Eustomias schmidti	Schmidt's dragonfish	Atlantic and Pacific	21.2 SL	1930
Eustomias securicula		Northern Pacific	13 SL	2022
Eustomias silvescens		Western Central Atlantic	11 SL	1930
Eustomias similis		Pacific Ocean	11.8 SL	1978
Eustomias simplex		Eastern Atlantic	22.4 SL	1930
Eustomias spherulifer		Eastern Atlantic	16.5 SL	1983
Eustomias stamen	Stamen dragonfish	Northwest Pacific	10.3 SL	2019
Eustomias suluensis		Western Central Pacific	13.8 SL	1983
Eustomias tenisoni		Eastern Atlantic	18.7 SL	1930
Eustomias tetranema		Eastern Atlantic	15 SL	1913
Eustomias teuthidopsis		Pacific Ocean	19.1 SL	1983
Eustomias tomentosis		Eastern Central Pacific		1998
Eustomias trewavasae	Deepsea dragonfish	Circumglobal.	26 TL	1930
Eustomias triramis		Atlantic Ocean	11.2 SL	1930
Eustomias tritentaculatus	Three-tentaxles dragonfish	Northwest Pacific	13.1 SL	2019
Eustomias uniramis		Eastern Pacific	18.9 SL	1999
Eustomias variabilis		Western Atlantic	14.5 SL	1930
Eustomias vitiazi	Vitiaz dragonfish	Western Central Pacific	15.8 SL	1974
Eustomias vulgaris	Common dragonfish	Pacific Ocean	19 SL	2001
Eustomias woollardi		Northeast Pacific.	12.7 SL	1998
Eustomias xenobolus		Western Atlantic	17 SL	1930
Flagellostomias boureei	Longbarb dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	32.2 SL	1913
Grammatostomias circularis		Eastern Atlantic	13.6 SL	1959
Grammatostomias dentatus		Atlantic Ocean	15.9 SL	1896
Grammatostomias flagellibarba		North Atlantic		1910
Grammatostomias ovatus		Atlantic Ocean.	5.6 SL	2014
Leptostomias analis		Western Atlantic		1930
Leptostomias bermudensis		Western Atlantic	26.7 SL	1932
Leptostomias bilobatus		Atlantic Ocean	11 SL	1956
Leptostomias gladiator		Eastern Atlantic	37.3 SL	1911
Leptostomias gracilis		Eastern Atlantic	38 SL	1930
Leptostomias haplocaulus		Eastern Atlantic	37.6 SL	1930
Leptostomias leptobolus		Western Pacific	11.5 SL	1930
Leptostomias longibarba	Treathed dragon fish	Eastern Atlantic	32.5 SL	1930
Leptostomias macronema	Long-threaded dragon fish	Eastern Central Pacific		1905
Leptostomias macropogon		Southeast Atlantic		1930
Leptostomias multifilis		Northwest Pacific	19 SL	1941
Leptostomias robustus		Northwest Pacific	33 SL	1941
Melanostomias bartonbeani	Scaleless black dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	26.2 SL	1927
Melanostomias biseriatus		Eastern Atlantic	25 SL	1930
Melanostomias globulifer	Brightchin dragonfish	Western Pacific.		1934
Melanostomias macrophotus		Eastern Atlantic	23 SL	1930
Melanostomias margaritifer		Northwest Atlantic	8 SL	1930
Melanostomias melanopogon		Eastern Atlantic	15.3 SL	1930
Melanostomias melanops		Atlantic Ocean	26 SL	1902
Melanostomias niger	Fangtooth dragonfish	Eastern Indian Ocean	26 TL	1924
Melanostomias nigroaxialis		Western Central Pacific		1978
Melanostomias paucilaternatus	Spothead dragonfish	South Atlantic	20.1 SL	1978
Melanostomias pauciradius	Three-ray dragonfish	Western Pacific.		1938
Melanostomias pollicifer		Indo-West Pacific		1978
Melanostomias stewarti		Western Central Pacific		1934
Melanostomias tentaculatus	Tentacle dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	24 SL	1930
Melanostomias valdiviae	Valdivia black dragon fish	Eastern Atlantic	24.1 TL	1902
Melanostomias vierecki		Western Central Pacific		1934
Odontostomias masticopogon		Eastern Atlantic	20 TL	1930
Odontostomias micropogon		Eastern Atlantic	29.5 SL	1930
Opostomias micripnus	Obese dragonfish	Circumglobal	50 TL	1878
Opostomias mitsuii	Pitgum lanternfish	Northeast Pacific	36 SL	1941
Pachystomias microdon	Smalltooth dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	22.1 SL	1878
Photonectes achirus		Northwest Atlantic	8.7 SL	1930
Photonectes albipennis	Whitepen dragonfish	Western Pacific	30 SL	1882
Photonectes banshee	Banshee dragonfish	Northwest Pacific	12.5 SL	2019
Photonectes barnetti		Pacific Ocean	4.2 SL	2011
Photonectes braueri	Brauer's dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	28.2 SL	1913
Photonectes caerulescens	Bulbless dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	15 SL	1930
Photonectes coffea		Pacific Ocean	14.9 SL	2011
Photonectes cornutus		Western Central Atlantic	1.9 SL	1933
Photonectes corynodes		Eastern Pacific Ocean	2.4 SL	2011
Photonectes cyanogrammicus		Equatorial Western Pacifi	14 SL	2019
Photonectes dinema		Eastern Atlantic	25 SL	1930
Photonectes distichodon		Eastern Indian Ocean.	16.7 SL	2019
Photonectes filipendulus		Eastern Pacific Ocean	23.5 SL	2019
Photonectes gorodinskii		Pacific Ocean.	18 SL	2015
Photonectes gracilis	Graceful dragonfish	Eastern Indian Ocean and	20.8 SL	1896
Photonectes klepadloae		Eastern Central Pacific	11.9 SL	2021
Photonectes leucospilus		Eastern Atlantic	20.4 SL	1930
Photonectes litvinovi		Western Central Pacific	15 SL	2014
Photonectes margarita		Circumglobal.	39.6 SL	1896
Photonectes mirabilis	Blueband dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	16.4 SL	1927
Photonectes munificus		Southeast Pacific		1968
Photonectes parvimanus	Fleshyfin dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	24.5 SL	1930
Photonectes paxtoni		Western Pacific Ocean; P	2.3 SL	2012
Photonectes phyllopogon		Eastern Atlantic	10 SL	1930
Photonectes sphaerolampas		Equatorial Western and Ce	18.9 SL	2019
Photonectes uncinatus		Southern Atlantic	25 SL	2015
Photonectes venetaenia		Western Pacific Ocean	8.9 SL	2016
Photonectes waitti		Indo-Pacific	7.4 SL	2012
Photonectes xenopogon		Western Central Pacific.	16.8 SL	2019
Tactostoma macropus	Longfin dragonfish	Northwest Pacific	34.3 TL	1939
Thysanactis dentex	Broomfin dragonfish	Pacific and Atlantic	18 SL	1930
Trigonolampa miriceps	Threelight dragonfish	Eastern Atlantic	32 SL	1930

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Order: StomiiformesSubfamily: Melanostomiinae(See list of species below)

Order: StomiiformesSubfamily: Melanostomiinae

(See list of species below)