Taxonomy Profile: Melanostomiinae

Melanostomiinae: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Subfamily
Synonym(s):
Melanostomiidae
Melanostomiatidae
Common Name(s):
scaleless black dragonfishes []
scaleless dragonfishes []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Melanostomiinae: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Actinopterygii
ray-finned fishes |
spiny rayed fishes |
poisson épineux |
poissons à nageoires rayonnées |
Class : Teleostei
Superorder : Stenopterygii
Order : Stomiiformes
Suborder : Photichthyoidei
Family : Stomiidae
dragonfishes |
scaly dragonfishes |
barbeled dragonfishes |
dragons à écailles |
peces demonios |
Subfamily : Melanostomiinae
scaleless black dragonfishes |
scaleless dragonfishes |
Melanostomiinae Direct Children(s):
Bathophilus
(Giglioli 1882)
Tactostoma
(Bolin 1939)
Eustomias
(Vaillant in Filhol 1884)
Leptostomias
(Gilbert 1905)
Melanostomias
(Brauer 1902)
Flagellostomias
(Parr 1927)
Grammatostomias
(Goode and Bean 1896)
Trigonolampa
(Regan and Trewavas 1930)
Echiostoma
(Lowe 1843)
Photonectes
(Günther 1887)
Chirostomias
(Regan and Trewavas 1930)
Odontostomias
(Norman 1930)
Opostomias
(Günther 1887)
Pachystomias
(Günther 1887)
Parabathophilus
(Matallanas 1984)
Thysanactis
(Regan and Trewavas 1930)
Bathysphaera
(Beebe 1932)
Diplostomias
(Kotthaus 1967)
Melanostomiinae: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nelson, Joseph S.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1994-01-01 / 1994-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Fishes of the World, Third Edition
Page(s):
xvii + 600
Publisher:
John Wiley and Sons
Publication Place:
New York, New York, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-471-54713-1/
Notes:
Reference for:
Melanostomiinae
Melanostomiinae: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Melanostomiinae: Comments