Borostomias

Borostomias
Borostomias antarcticus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Stomiidae
Subfamily:	Astronesthinae
Genus:	Borostomias Regan, 1908

Borostomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes.

The name derives from Greek βόρος (bóros, "glutton") and στομίας (stomías, "hard-mouthed horse").[1]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[2]

• 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

1. "Borostomias antarcticus, Snaggletooth". www.fishbase.se.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Borostomias". FishBase. February 2012 version.