WoRMS taxon details
Stomias Cuvier, 1816
Macrostomias Brauer, 1902 · unaccepted
Pseudeustomias Fowler, 1934 · unaccepted (synonym)
Pseudostomias · unaccepted (misspelling)
Stomiasunculus Kaup, 1860 · unaccepted
- Species Stomias affinis Günther, 1887
- Species Stomias atriventer Garman, 1899
- Species Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)
- Species Stomias brevibarbatus Ege, 1918
- Species Stomias colubrinus Garman, 1899
- Species Stomias danae Ege, 1933
- Species Stomias ferox Reinhardt, 1842
- Species Stomias gracilis Garman, 1899
- Species Stomias lampropeltis Gibbs, 1969
- Species Stomias longibarbatus (Brauer, 1902)
- Species Stomias nebulosus Alcock, 1889
- Species Stomias affin Günther, 1887 accepted as Stomias affinis Günther, 1887 (misspelling)
- Species Stomias atlanticus Pappenheim, 1912 accepted as Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)
- Species Stomias barbatus Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)
- Species Stomias bonapartei Fowler, 1912 accepted as Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)
- Species Stomias brevibartus Ege, 1918 accepted as Stomias brevibarbatus Ege, 1918 (misspelling)
- Species Stomias elongatus Alcock, 1891 accepted as Stomias affinis Günther, 1887
- Species Stomias fieldii Valenciennes, 1846 accepted as Astronesthes niger Richardson, 1845
- Species Stomias pacificus (Fedorov & Mel'chikova, 1971) accepted as Stomias longibarbatus (Brauer, 1902)
- Species Stomias schneideri (Risso, 1827) accepted as Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider, 1801
- Species Stomias valdiviae Brauer, 1906 accepted as Stomias affinis Günther, 1887
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Stomias Cuvier, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126220 on 2025-07-01
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Macrostomias Brauer, 1902) Brauer, A. (1902). Diagnosen von neuen Tiefseefischen, welche von der Valdivia-Expedition gesammelt sind. <em>Zoologischer Anzeiger.</em> v. 25 (no. 668): 277-298., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9904148 [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Other
context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Bigmouth dragonfish [from synonym] | [details] |
| Japanese | ワニトカゲギス ［ホソワニトカゲギス］属ホソワニトカゲギス属 [from synonym] | [details] |
| Russian | Макростомия [from synonym] | [details] |
