Order: Stomiiformes (Light fishes and dragon fishes)

Family: Gonostomatidae (Bristle-mouth fishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Bonapartia pedaliota Long-ray fang-jaw fish
Cyclothone acclinidens Bent-tooth bristle-mouth fish
Cyclothone alba Bristle-mouth fish
Cyclothone atraria Deep-water bristle-mouth fish
Cyclothone braueri Garrick fish
Cyclothone kobayashii Kobayashi's bristle-mouth fish
Cyclothone livida Unspecified
Cyclothone microdon Veiled angle-mouth fish
Cyclothone obscura Hidden bristle-mouth fish
Cyclothone pallida Tan bristle-mouth fish
Cyclothone parapallida Shadow bristle-mouth fish
Cyclothone pseudopallida Slender bristle-mouth fish
Cyclothone pygmaea Unspecified
Cyclothone signata Showy bristle-mouth fish
Diplophos australis Unspecified
Diplophos orientalis Unspecified
Diplophos pacificus Unspecified
Diplophos rebainsi Rebains' porthole fish
Diplophos taenia Pacific porthole fish
Gonostoma atlanticum Atlantic fang-jaw fish
Gonostoma denudatum Unspecified
Manducus greyae Unspecified
Manducus maderensis Unspecified
Margrethia obtusirostra Big-head porthole fish
Margrethia valentinae Unspecified
Sigmops bathyphilus Spark angle-mouth fish
Sigmops ebelingi Ebeling's fang-jaw fish
Sigmops elongatus Elongated bristle-mouth fish
Sigmops gracilis Slender fang-jaw fish
Sigmops longipinnis Unspecified
Triplophos hemingi Unspecified

Family: Phosichthyidae (Light fishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Ichthyococcus australis Southern light fish
Ichthyococcus elongatus Slim light fish
Ichthyococcus intermedius Intermediate light fish
Ichthyococcus irregularis Bulldog light fish
Ichthyococcus ovatus Light fish
Ichthyococcus parini Unspecified
Ichthyococcus polli Unspecified
Phosichthys argenteus Silver light fish
Pollichthys mauli Star-eye light fish
Polymetme andriashevi Unspecified
Polymetme corythaeola Rendezvous fish
Polymetme elongata Unspecified
Polymetme illustris Brilliant light fish
Polymetme surugaensis Suruga light fish
Polymetme thaeocoryla Unspecified
Vinciguerria attenuata Slender light fish
Vinciguerria lucetia Panama light fish
Vinciguerria mabahiss Unspecified
Vinciguerria nimbaria Oceanic light fish
Vinciguerria poweriae Power's deep-water bristle-mouth fish
Woodsia meyerwaardeni Austral light fish
Woodsia nonsuchae Big-eye light fish
Yarrella argenteola Unspecified
Yarrella blackfordi Unspecified

Family: Sternoptychidae (Marine hatchet fishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Araiophos eastropas Unspecified
Argyripnus atlanticus Unspecified
Argyripnus brocki Brock's bristle-mouth fish
Argyripnus electronus Unspecified
Argyripnus ephippiatus Gilbert & Cramer's bristle-mouth fish
Argyripnus hulleyi Reunion bristle-mouth fish
Argyripnus iridescens Brilliant pearl-side fish
Argyripnus pharos Unspecified
Argyropelecus aculeatus Lovely hatchet fish
Argyropelecus affinis Pacific hatchet fish
Argyropelecus gigas Hatchet fish
Argyropelecus hemigymnus Half-naked hatchet fish
Argyropelecus lychnus Tropical hatchet fish
Argyropelecus olfersii Unspecified
Argyropelecus sladeni Sladen's hatchet fish
Danaphos oculatus Bottle-lights fish
Maurolicus amethystinopunctatus Unspecified
Maurolicus australis Pennant pearl-side fish
Maurolicus breviculus Unspecified
Maurolicus imperatorius Emperor sea-mount light fish
Maurolicus inventionis Unspecified
Maurolicus japonicus North Pacific light fish
Maurolicus javanicus Javan pearl-side fish
Maurolicus kornilovorum Unspecified
Maurolicus mucronatus Unspecified
Maurolicus muelleri Silvery light fish
Maurolicus parvipinnis Unspecified
Maurolicus rudjakovi Unspecified
Maurolicus stehmanni Unspecified
Maurolicus walvisensis Unspecified
Maurolicus weitzmani Atlantic pearl-side fish
Polyipnus aquavitus Aquavit hatchet fish
Polyipnus asper Unspecified
Polyipnus asteroides Unspecified
Polyipnus bruuni Unspecified
Polyipnus clarus Slope hatchet fish
Polyipnus danae Unspecified
Polyipnus elongatus Elongate hatchet fish
Polyipnus fraseri Unspecified
Polyipnus indicus Unspecified
Polyipnus inermis Unspecified
Polyipnus kiwiensis Kiwi hatchet fish
Polyipnus laruei Big-eye hatchet fish
Polyipnus laternatus Western Atlantic hatchet fish
Polyipnus latirastrus Comb-side hatchet fish
Polyipnus limatulus Unspecified
Polyipnus matsubarai Unspecified
Polyipnus meteori Unspecified
Polyipnus nuttingi Nutting's hatchet fish
Polyipnus oluolus Unspecified
Polyipnus omphus Unspecified
Polyipnus ovatus Unspecified
Polyipnus parini Unspecified
Polyipnus paxtoni Paxton's hatchet fish
Polyipnus polli Round hatchet fish
Polyipnus ruggeri Rugby hatchet fish
Polyipnus soelae Soela hatchet fish
Polyipnus spinifer Unspecified
Polyipnus spinosus Spiny hatchet fish
Polyipnus stereope Unspecified
Polyipnus surugaensis Unspecified
Polyipnus tridentifer Three-spined hatchet fish
Polyipnus triphanos Three-light hatchet fish
Polyipnus unispinus Unspecified
Sonoda megalophthalma Unspecified
Sonoda paucilampa Unspecified
Sternoptyx diaphana Diaphanous hatchet fish
Sternoptyx obscura Unspecified
Sternoptyx pseudobscura Highlight hatchet fish
Sternoptyx pseudodiaphana False oblique hatchet fish
Thorophos euryops Unspecified
Thorophos nexilis Unspecified
Valenciennellus carlsbergi Unspecified
Valenciennellus tripunctulatus Constellation fish

Family: Stomiidae (Barbelled dragon fishes)

Genus/SpeciesCommon NameImage
Aristostomias grimaldii Unspecified
Aristostomias lunifer Unspecified
Aristostomias polydactylus Unspecified
Aristostomias scintillans Shiny loose-jaw fish
Aristostomias tittmanni Loose-jaw fish
Aristostomias xenostoma Unspecified
Astronesthes atlanticus Unspecified
Astronesthes bilobatus Twin-lobe snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes boulengeri Boulenger's snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes caulophorus Unspecified
Astronesthes chrysophekadion Unspecified
Astronesthes cyaneus Unspecified
Astronesthes decoratus Unspecified
Astronesthes dupliglandis Unspecified
Astronesthes exsul Exile snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes fedorovi Unspecified
Astronesthes formosana Formosa snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes galapagensis Galapagos snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes gemmifer Unspecified
Astronesthes gibbsi Gibbs' snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes gudrunae Unspecified
Astronesthes haplophos Unspecified
Astronesthes ijimai Ijima's snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes illuminatus Unspecified
Astronesthes indicus Black snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes indopacificus Indo-Pacific snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes karsteni Unspecified
Astronesthes kreffti Krefft's snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes lamellosus Unspecified
Astronesthes lampara Unspecified
Astronesthes leucopogon Unspecified
Astronesthes lucibucca Unspecified
Astronesthes lucifer Pacific snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes luetkeni Unspecified
Astronesthes lupina Little wolf snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes macropogon Unspecified
Astronesthes martensii Unspecified
Astronesthes micropogon Unspecified
Astronesthes neopogon Unspecified
Astronesthes niger Unspecified
Astronesthes nigroides Unspecified
Astronesthes oligoa Unspecified
Astronesthes psychrolutes Temperate snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes quasiindicus Unspecified
Astronesthes richardsoni Richardson's snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes similus Unspecified
Astronesthes spatulifer Unspecified
Astronesthes splendidus Splendid snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes tanibe Unspecified
Astronesthes tatyanae Unspecified
Astronesthes tchuvasovi Unspecified
Astronesthes trifibulatus Triple-thread snaggle-tooth fish
Astronesthes zetgibbsi Unspecified
Astronesthes zharovi Unspecified
Bathophilus abarbatus Barbless dragon fish
Bathophilus altipinnis Unspecified
Bathophilus ater Winged dragon fish
Bathophilus brevis Unspecified
Bathophilus digitatus Unspecified
Bathophilus filifer Sparing dragon fish
Bathophilus flemingi High-fin dragon fish
Bathophilus indicus Unspecified
Bathophilus irregularis Unspecified
Bathophilus kingi Unspecified
Bathophilus longipinnis Unspecified
Bathophilus nigerrimus Scaleless dragon fish
Bathophilus pawneei Pawnee dragon fish
Bathophilus proximus Unspecified
Bathophilus schizochirus Unspecified
Bathophilus vaillanti Unspecified
Borostomias abyssorum Unspecified
Borostomias antarcticus Snaggle-tooth fish
Borostomias elucens Unspecified
Borostomias mononema Sickle snaggle-tooth fish
Borostomias pacificus Unspecified
Borostomias panamensis Panama snaggle-tooth fish
Chauliodus barbatus Unspecified
Chauliodus danae Dana viper fish
Chauliodus dentatus Unspecified
Chauliodus macouni Pacific viper fish
Chauliodus minimus Unspecified
Chauliodus pammelas Unspecified
Chauliodus schmidti Unspecified
Chauliodus sloani Sloane's viper fish
Chauliodus vasnetzovi Unspecified
Chirostomias pliopterus Unspecified
Echiostoma barbatum Thread-fin dragon fish
Eupogonesthes xenicus Exotic snaggle-tooth fish
Eustomias achirus Proud dragon fish
Eustomias acinosus Unspecified
Eustomias aequatorialis Saint Paul's dragon fish
Eustomias albibulbus Unspecified
Eustomias appositus Unspecified
Eustomias arborifer Unspecified
Eustomias australensis Australian dragon fish
Eustomias austratlanticus Unspecified
Eustomias bertelseni Unspecified
Eustomias bibulboides Unspecified
Eustomias bibulbosus Unspecified
Eustomias bifilis Twin-thread dragon fish
Eustomias bigelowi Unspecified
Eustomias bimargaritatus Unspecified
Eustomias bimargaritoides Polynesian dragon fish
Eustomias binghami Unspecified
Eustomias bituberatus Unspecified
Eustomias bituberoides Unspecified
Eustomias borealis Unspecified
Eustomias braueri Unspecified
Eustomias brevibarbatus Unspecified
Eustomias bulbiramis Unspecified
Eustomias bulbornatus Grapevine dragon fish
Eustomias cancriensis Unspecified
Eustomias cirritus Unspecified
Eustomias contiguus Unspecified
Eustomias crossotus Unspecified
Eustomias crucis Unspecified
Eustomias cryptobulbus Hidden-bulb dragon fish
Eustomias curtatus Unspecified
Eustomias curtifilis Unspecified
Eustomias danae Unspecified
Eustomias decoratus Unspecified
Eustomias dendriticus Unspecified
Eustomias deofamiliaris Unspecified
Eustomias digitatus Unspecified
Eustomias dinema Unspecified
Eustomias dispar Unspecified
Eustomias dubius Unspecified
Eustomias elongatus Unspecified
Eustomias enbarbatus Barbate dragon fish
Eustomias filifer Unspecified
Eustomias fissibarbis Unspecified
Eustomias flagellifer Unspecified
Eustomias furcifer Unspecified
Eustomias gibbsi Unspecified
Eustomias grandibulbus Unspecified
Eustomias hulleyi Unspecified
Eustomias hypopsilus Unspecified
Eustomias ignotus Unspecified
Eustomias inconstans Unspecified
Eustomias insularum Unspecified
Eustomias intermedius Unspecified
Eustomias interruptus Unspecified
Eustomias ioani Unspecified
Eustomias jimcraddocki Unspecified
Eustomias kreffti Unspecified
Eustomias lanceolatus Unspecified
Eustomias leptobolus Unspecified
Eustomias lipochirus Unspecified
Eustomias longibarba Unspecified
Eustomias longiramis Unspecified
Eustomias macronema Big-barb dragon fish
Eustomias macrophthalmus Unspecified
Eustomias macrurus Yellow-stem dragon fish
Eustomias magnificus Unspecified
Eustomias medusa Unspecified
Eustomias melanonema Unspecified
Eustomias melanostigma Unspecified
Eustomias melanostigmoides Unspecified
Eustomias mesostenus Unspecified
Eustomias metamelas Unspecified
Eustomias micraster Unspecified
Eustomias micropterygius Unspecified
Eustomias minimus Unspecified
Eustomias monoclonoides Unspecified
Eustomias monoclonus Unspecified
Eustomias monodactylus Unspecified
Eustomias multifilis Multi-thread dragon fish
Eustomias obscurus Unspecified
Eustomias orientalis Unspecified
Eustomias pacificus Unspecified
Eustomias parini Parin's dragon fish
Eustomias parri Unspecified
Eustomias patulus Unspecified
Eustomias paucifilis Unspecified
Eustomias paxtoni Unspecified
Eustomias perplexus Unspecified
Eustomias pinnatus Unspecified
Eustomias polyaster Unspecified
Eustomias posti Unspecified
Eustomias precarius Unspecified
Eustomias problematicus Unspecified
Eustomias pyrifer Unspecified
Eustomias quadrifilis Unspecified
Eustomias radicifilis Unspecified
Eustomias satterleei Twin-ray dragon fish
Eustomias schiffi Unspecified
Eustomias schmidti Schmidt's dragon fish
Eustomias silvescens Unspecified
Eustomias similis Unspecified
Eustomias simplex Unspecified
Eustomias spherulifer Unspecified
Eustomias suluensis Unspecified
Eustomias tenisoni Unspecified
Eustomias tetranema Unspecified
Eustomias teuthidopsis Unspecified
Eustomias tomentosis Unspecified
Eustomias trewavasae Deep-sea dragon fish
Eustomias triramis Unspecified
Eustomias uniramis Unspecified
Eustomias variabilis Unspecified
Eustomias vitiazi Vitiaz dragon fish
Eustomias vulgaris Common dragon fish
Eustomias woollardi Unspecified
Eustomias xenobolus Unspecified
Flagellostomias boureei Long-barb dragon fish
Grammatostomias circularis Unspecified
Grammatostomias dentatus Unspecified
Grammatostomias flagellibarba Unspecified
Heterophotus ophistoma Wing-fin snaggle-tooth fish
Idiacanthus antrostomus Pacific black dragon fish
Idiacanthus atlanticus Black dragon fish
Idiacanthus fasciola Ribbon saw-tail fish
Leptostomias analis Unspecified
Leptostomias bermudensis Unspecified
Leptostomias bilobatus Barbelled dragon fish
Leptostomias gladiator Unspecified
Leptostomias gracilis Unspecified
Leptostomias haplocaulus Unspecified
Leptostomias leptobolus Twin-barbelled dragon fish
Leptostomias longibarba Unspecified
Leptostomias macronema Long-threaded dragon fish
Leptostomias macropogon Unspecified
Leptostomias multifilis Unspecified
Leptostomias robustus Unspecified
Malacosteus australis Southern stoplight loose-jaw fish
Malacosteus niger Stoplight loose-jaw fish
Melanostomias bartonbeani Scaleless black dragon fish
Melanostomias biseriatus Unspecified
Melanostomias globulifer Bright-chin dragon fish
Melanostomias macrophotus Unspecified
Melanostomias margaritifer Unspecified
Melanostomias melanopogon Unspecified
Melanostomias melanops Unspecified
Melanostomias niger Fang-tooth dragon fish
Melanostomias nigroaxialis Unspecified
Melanostomias paucilaternatus Spot-head dragon fish
Melanostomias pauciradius Three-ray dragon fish
Melanostomias pollicifer Unspecified
Melanostomias stewarti Unspecified
Melanostomias tentaculatus Tentacle dragon fish
Melanostomias valdiviae Valdivia black dragon fish
Melanostomias vierecki Unspecified
Neonesthes capensis Cape snaggle-tooth fish
Neonesthes microcephalus Small-head snaggle-tooth fish
Odontostomias masticopogon Unspecified
Odontostomias micropogon Unspecified
Opostomias micripnus Obese dragon fish
Opostomias mitsuii Pitgum lantern fish
Pachystomias microdon Small-tooth dragon fish
Photonectes achirus Unspecified
Photonectes albipennis White-pen dragon fish
Photonectes barnetti Unspecified
Photonectes braueri Brauer's dragon fish
Photonectes caerulescens Bulbless dragon fish
Photonectes coffea Unspecified
Photonectes corynodes Unspecified
Photonectes dinema Unspecified
Photonectes gracilis Graceful dragon fish
Photonectes leucospilus Unspecified
Photonectes margarita Unspecified
Photonectes mirabilis Blue-band dragon fish
Photonectes munificus Unspecified
Photonectes parvimanus Fleshy-fin dragon fish
Photonectes paxtoni Unspecified
Photonectes phyllopogon Unspecified
Photonectes waitti Unspecified
Photostomias atrox Unspecified
Photostomias goodyeari Unspecified
Photostomias guernei Unspecified
Photostomias liemi Unspecified
Photostomias lucingens Unspecified
Photostomias tantillux Unspecified
Rhadinesthes decimus Slender snaggle-tooth fish
Stomias affinis Gunther's boa dragon fish
Stomias atriventer Black-belly dragon fish
Stomias boa Boa dragon fish
Stomias brevibarbatus Unspecified
Stomias colubrinus Unspecified
Stomias danae Unspecified
Stomias gracilis Unspecified
Stomias lampropeltis Unspecified
Stomias longibarbatus Long-barb scaly dragon fish
Stomias nebulosus Alcock's boa dragon fish
Tactostoma macropus Long-fin dragon fish
Thysanactis dentex Broom-fin dragon fish
Trigonolampa miriceps Three-light dragon fish

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