Borostomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes.
| Borostomias Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
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| Borostomias antarcticus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Subfamily: | Astronesthinae |
| Genus: | Borostomias Regan, 1908 |
The name derives from Greek βόρος (bóros, "glutton") and στομίας (stomías, "hard-mouthed horse").[1]
Indeterminate fossil remains of Borostomias are known from the Middle Miocene (Serravallian) of Italy, making this genus one of the very few barbeled dragonfishes known from fossil remains.[2]
Species
editThere are currently six recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Borostomias abyssorum (Koehler (fr), 1896)
- Borostomias antarcticus (Lönnberg, 1905) (Snaggletooth)
- Borostomias elucens (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
- Borostomias mononema (Regan & Trewavas, 1929) (Sickle snaggletooth)
- Borostomias pacificus (S. Imai, 1941)
- Borostomias panamensis Regan & Trewavas, 1929 (Panama snaggletooth)
References
edit- ↑ "Borostomias antarcticus, Snaggletooth". www.fishbase.se.
- ↑ Carnevale, Giorgio (2007). "Fossil fishes from the Serravallian (Middle Miocene) of Torricella Peligna, Italy". Palaeontographia Italica (91): 1–67.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Borostomias". FishBase. February 2012 version.
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