# Stomiidae

Stomiidae é uma família de peixes da ordem Stomiiformes. A família Stomiidae representa uma das famílias de peixes dominantes nos ecossistemas mesopelágicos, exibindo uma matriz de especializações para uma existência predatória neste ambiente: Boca enorme com dentes proeminentes, estômagos distensíveis, alongados corpos escuros com fotóforos, barbatanas e queixo com tecido bioluminescente.

## Anatomia

Em contraste com a sua pele pigmentada escura, o peixe-dragão está equipado com dentes transparentes.

## Classificação

Família Stomiidae
* Gênero Aristostomias
** Aristostomias grimaldii Zugmayer, 1913
** Aristostomias lunifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Aristostomias polydactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Aristostomias scintillans (Gilbert, 1915)
** Aristostomias tittmanni Welsh, 1923
** Aristostomias xenostoma Regan & Trewavas, 1930
* Gênero Astronesthes
** Astronesthes atlanticus Parin & Borodulina, 1996
** Astronesthes bilobatus Parin & Borodulina, 1996
** Astronesthes boulengeri Gilchrist, 1902
** Astronesthes caulophorus Regan & Trewavas, 1929
** Astronesthes chrysophekadion (Bleeker, 1849)
** Astronesthes cyaneus (Brauer, 1902)
** Astronesthes cyclophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1929
** Astronesthes decoratus Parin & Borodulina, 2002
** Astronesthes dupliglandis Parin & Borodulina, 1997
** Astronesthes exsul Parin & Borodulina, 2002
** Astronesthes fedorovi Parin & Borodulina, 1994
** Astronesthes formosana Liao et al., 2006
** Astronesthes galapagensis Parin, Borodulina & Hulley, 1999
** Astronesthes gemmifer Goode & Bean, 1896
** Astronesthes gibbsi Borodulina, 1992
** Astronesthes gudrunae Parin & Borodulina, 2002
** Astronesthes haplophos Parin & Borodulina, 2002
** Astronesthes ijimai Tanaka, 1908
** Astronesthes illuminatus Parin, Borodulina & Hulley, 1999
** Astronesthes indicus Brauer, 1902
** Astronesthes indopacificus Parin & Borodulina, 1997
** Astronesthes karsteni Parin & Borodulina, 2002
** Astronesthes kreffti Gibbs & McKinney, 1988
** Astronesthes lamellosus Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970
** Astronesthes lampara Parin & Borodulina, 1998
** Astronesthes leucopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1929
** Astronesthes longiceps Regan & Trewavas, 1929
** Astronesthes lucibucca Parin & Borodulina, 1996
** Astronesthes lucifer Gilbert, 1905
** Astronesthes luetkeni Regan & Trewavas, 1929
** Astronesthes lupina Whitley, 1941
** Astronesthes macropogon Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970
** Astronesthes martensii Klunzinger, 1871.
** Astronesthes micropogon Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970
** Astronesthes neopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1929
** Astronesthes niger Richardson, 1845
** Astronesthes nigroides Gibbs & Aron, 1960
** Astronesthes oligoa Parin & Borodulina, 2002
** Astronesthes psychrolutes (Gibbs & Weitzman, 1965)
** Astronesthes quasiindicus Parin & Borodulina, 1996
** Astronesthes richardsoni (Poey, 1852)Astronesthes richardsoni
** Astronesthes similus Parr, 1927
** Astronesthes spatulifer Gibbs & McKinney, 1988
** Astronesthes splendida Brauer, 1902
** Astronesthes tanibe Parin & Borodulina, 2001
** Astronesthes tatyanae Parin & Borodulina, 1998
** Astronesthes tchuvasovi Parin & Borodulina, 1996
** Astronesthes trifibulatus Gibbs, Amaoka & Haruta, 1984
** Astronesthes zetgibbsi Parin & Borodulina, 1997
** Astronesthes zharovi Parin & Borodulina, 1998
* Gênero Bathophilus
** Bathophilus abarbatus Barnett & Gibbs, 1968
** Bathophilus altipinnis Beebe, 1933
** Bathophilus ater (Brauer, 1902)
** Bathophilus brevis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Bathophilus digitatus (Welsh, 1923)
** Bathophilus filifer (Regan & Trewavas, 1929)
** Bathophilus flemingi Aron & McCrery, 1958
** Bathophilus indicus (Brauer, 1902)
** Bathophilus irregularis Norman, 1930
** Bathophilus kingi Barnett & Gibbs, 1968
** Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim, 1914)
** Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882Bathophilus nigerrimus
** Bathophilus pawneei Parr, 1927.
** Bathophilus proximus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Bathophilus schizochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Bathophilus vaillanti (Zugmayer, 1911)
* Gênero Borostomias
** Borostomias abyssorum (Koehler, 1896)
** Borostomias antarcticus (Lönnberg, 1905)
** Borostomias elucens (Brauer, 1906)
** Borostomias mononema (Regan & Trewavas, 1929)
** Borostomias pacificus (Imai, 1941)
** Borostomias panamensis Regan & Trewavas, 1929
* Gênero Chauliodus
** Chauliodus barbatus (Lowe, 1843)
** Chauliodus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1929Chauliodus danae
** Chauliodus dentatus Garman, 1899
** Chauliodus macouni Bean, 1890
** Chauliodus minimus Parin & Novikova, 1974
** Chauliodus pammelas Alcock, 1892
** Chauliodus schmidti (Regan & Trewavas, 1929)
** Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider, 1801Chauliodus sloani
** Chauliodus vasnetzovi Novikova, 1972
* Gênero Chirostomias
** Chirostomias pliopterus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
* Gênero Echiostoma
** Echiostoma barbatum Lowe, 1843Echiostoma barbatum
* Gênero Eupogonesthes
** Eupogonesthes xenicus Parin & Borodulina, 1993
* Gênero Eustomias
** Eustomias achirus Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1974
** Eustomias acinosus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias aequatorialis Clarke, 1998
** Eustomias albibulbus Clarke, 2001
** Eustomias appositus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias arborifer Parr, 1927
** Eustomias australensis Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias austratlanticus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias bertelseni Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias bibulboides Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias bibulbosus Parr, 1927
** Eustomias bifilis (Regan & Trewavas, 1929)
** Eustomias bigelowi Welsh, 1923
** Eustomias bimargaritatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias bimargaritoides Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias binghami Parr, 1927
** Eustomias bituberatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias bituberoides Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias borealis Clarke, 2000
** Eustomias braueri (Regan, 1908)
** Eustomias brevibarbatus Parr, 1927
** Eustomias bulbiramis Clarke, 2001
** Eustomias bulbornatus Gibbs, 1960
** Eustomias cancriensis Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias cirritus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias contiguus Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
** Eustomias crossotus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias crucis Gibbs & Craddock, 1973
** Eustomias cryptobulbus Clarke, 2001
** Eustomias curtatus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias curtifilis Clarke, 2000
** Eustomias danae (Regan & Trewavas, 1929)
** Eustomias decoratus (Parin & Borodulina, 2002)
** Eustomias dendriticus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias deofamiliaris Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias digitatus (Welsh, 1923)
** Eustomias dinema Clarke, 1999
** Eustomias dispar Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
** Eustomias dubius Parr, 1927
** Eustomias elongatus Clarke, 2001
** Eustomias enbarbatus Welsh, 1923
** Eustomias filifer (Regan & Trewavas, 1929)
** Eustomias fissibarbis (Pappenheim, 1914)
** Eustomias flagellifer Clarke, 2001
** Eustomias furcifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias gibbsi (Borodulina, 1992)
** Eustomias grandibulbus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias hulleyi Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
** Eustomias hypopsilus Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
** Eustomias ignotus Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
** Eustomias inconstans Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias insularum Clarke, 1998
** Eustomias intermedius Clarke, 1998
** Eustomias interruptus Clarke, 1999
** Eustomias ioani Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1974
** Eustomias jimcraddocki Sutton & Hartel, 2004
** Eustomias kreffti (Gibbs & McKinney, 1988)
** Eustomias lanceolatus Clarke, 1999
** Eustomias leptobolus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias lipochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias longibarba Parr, 1927
** Eustomias longiramis Clarke, 2001
** Eustomias macronema Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias macrophthalmus (Regan & Trewavas, 1929)
** Eustomias macrurus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias magnificus Clarke, 2001.
** Eustomias medusa Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias melanonema Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias melanostigma Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias melanostigmoides Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias mesostenus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias metamelas Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
** Eustomias micraster Parr, 1927
** Eustomias micropterygius Parr, 1927
** Eustomias minimus (Parin & Novikova, 1974)
** Eustomias monoclonoides Clarke, 1999
** Eustomias monoclonus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias monodactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias multifilis Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
** Eustomias obscurus Vaillant, 1884Eustomias obscurus
** Eustomias orientalis Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias pacificus (Imai, 1941)
** Eustomias parini Clarke, 2001
** Eustomias parri Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias patulus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias paucifilis Parr, 1927
** Eustomias paxtoni Clarke, 2001
** Eustomias perplexus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias pinnatus Clarke, 1999
** Eustomias polyaster Parr, 1927
** Eustomias posti Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias precarius Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
** Eustomias problematicus Clarke, 2001
** Eustomias pyrifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias quadrifilis Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
** Eustomias radicifilis Borodin, 1930
** Eustomias satterleei Beebe, 1933
** Eustomias schiffi Beebe, 1932
** Eustomias schmidti (Regan & Trewavas, 1929)
** Eustomias silvescens Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias similis (Parr, 1927)
** Eustomias simplex (Parr, 1927)
** Eustomias spherulifer Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias suluensis Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias tenisoni Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias tetranema Zugmayer, 1913
** Eustomias teuthidopsis Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983
** Eustomias tomentosis Clarke, 1998
** Eustomias trewavasae Norman, 1930
** Eustomias triramis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias uniramis Clarke, 1999
** Eustomias variabilis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Eustomias vitiazi Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1974
** Eustomias vulgaris Clarke, 2001
** Eustomias woollardi Clarke, 1998
** Eustomias xenobolus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
* Gênero Flagellostomias
** Flagellostomias boureei (Zugmayer, 1913)
* Gênero Grammatostomias
** Grammatostomias circularis Morrow, 1959
** Grammatostomias dentatus (Garman, 1899)Grammatostomias dentatus
** Grammatostomias flagellibarba Holt & Byrne, 1910
* Gênero Heterophotus
** Heterophotus ophistoma Regan & Trewavas, 1929
* Gênero Idiacanthus
** Idiacanthus antrostomus Gilbert, 1890
** Idiacanthus atlanticus (Parin & Borodulina, 1996)
** Idiacanthus fasciola Peters, 1877Idiacanthus fasciola
* Gênero Leptostomias
** Leptostomias analis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Leptostomias bermudensis Beebe, 1932
** Leptostomias bilobatus (Parin & Borodulina, 1996)
** Leptostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911)
** Leptostomias gracilis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Leptostomias haplocaulus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Leptostomias leptobolus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
** Leptostomias longibarba (Parr, 1927)
** Leptostomias macronema (Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
** Leptostomias macropogon (Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970)
** Leptostomias multifilis (Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978)
** Leptostomias robustus Imai, 1941
* Gênero Malacosteus
** Malacosteus australis Kenaley, 2007
** Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848Malacosteus niger
* Gênero Melanostomias
** Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927
** Melanostomias biseriatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Melanostomias globulifer Fowler, 1934
** Melanostomias macrophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Melanostomias margaritifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Melanostomias melanopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Melanostomias melanops Brauer, 1902
** Melanostomias niger (Richardson, 1845)
** Melanostomias nigroaxialis Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
** Melanostomias paucilaternatus Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
** Melanostomias pauciradius Matsubara, 1938
** Melanostomias pollicifer Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978
** Melanostomias stewarti Fowler, 1934
** Melanostomias tentaculatus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
** Melanostomias valdiviae Brauer, 1902
** Melanostomias vierecki Fowler, 1934
* Gênero Neonesthes
** Neonesthes capensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
** Neonesthes microcephalus Norman, 1930
* Gênero Odontostomias
** Odontostomias masticopogon Norman, 1930
** Odontostomias micropogon (Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970)
* Gênero Opostomias
** Opostomias micripnus (Günther, 1878)Opostomias micripnus
** Opostomias mitsuii Imai, 1941
* Gênero Pachystomias
** Pachystomias microdon (Günther, 1878)Pachystomias microdon
* Gênero Photonectes
** Photonectes achirus (Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1974)
** Photonectes albipennis (Döderlein, 1882)
** Photonectes braueri (Regan, 1908)
** Photonectes caerulescens Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Photonectes dinema (Clarke, 1999)
** Photonectes gracilis (Regan & Trewavas, 1930)Photonectes gracilis
** Photonectes leucospilus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Photonectes margarita (Goode & Bean, 1896)Photonectes margarita
** Photonectes mirabilis Parr, 1927
** Photonectes munificus Gibbs, 1968
** Photonectes parvimanus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
** Photonectes phyllopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930
* Gênero Photostomias
** Photostomias guernei Collett, 1889Photostomias guernei
** Photostomias mirabilis (Parr, 1927)
* Gênero Rhadinesthes
** Rhadinesthes decimus (Zugmayer, 1911)
* Gênero Stomias
** Stomias affinis Günther, 1887Stomias affinis
** Stomias atriventer Garman, 1899
** Stomias boa boa (Risso, 1810)Stomias boa boa
** Stomias boa colubrinus Garman, 1899
** Stomias boa ferox Reinhardt, 1842Boa dragonfish, Stomias boa ferox
** Stomias brevibarbatus (Parr, 1927)
** Stomias danae (Regan & Trewavas, 1929)
** Stomias gracilis (Regan & Trewavas, 1930)
** Stomias lampropeltis Gibbs, 1969
** Stomias longibarbatus (Brauer, 1902)
** Stomias nebulosus Alcock, 1889
* Gênero Tactostoma
** Tactostoma macropus Bolin, 1939
* Gênero Thysanactis
** Thysanactis dentex Regan & Trewavas, 1930
* Gênero Trigonolampa
** Trigonolampa miriceps Regan & Trewavas, 1930