Eustomias

Eustomias
	Eustomias trewavasae
	Eustomias obscurus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Stomiidae
Subfamily:	Melanostomiinae
Genus:	Eustomias; Vaillant, 1888
Type species
	Eustomias obscurus; Vaillant, 1888
Synonyms
	Eustomias Vaillant, 1884; Neostomias Gilchrist, 1906; Pareustomias Bailly, 1930; Achirostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930; Dinematochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930; Haploclonus Regan & Trewavas, 1930; Nominostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930; Rhynchostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930; Spilostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930; Triclonostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930; Urostomias Regan & Trewavas, 1930; Parastomias Roule & Angel, 1931; Biradiostomias Gomon & Gibbs, 1985

Eustomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes native to the oceanic depths of the Indian, Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently 121 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

Eustomias achirus Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1974 (Proud dragonfish)
Eustomias acinosus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias aequatorialis T. A. Clarke, 1998
Eustomias albibulbus T. A. Clarke, 2001
Eustomias appositus Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias arborifer A. E. Parr, 1927
Eustomias australensis Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983 (Australian dragonfish)
Eustomias austratlanticus Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias bertelseni Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias bibulboides Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias bibulbosus A. E. Parr, 1927
Eustomias bifilis Gibbs, 1960 (Twinthread dragonfish)
Eustomias bigelowi W. W. Welsh, 1923
Eustomias bimargaritatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias bimargaritoides Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias binghami A. E. Parr, 1927
Eustomias bituberatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias bituberoides Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias borealis T. A. Clarke, 2000
Eustomias braueri Zugmayer, 1911
Eustomias brevibarbatus A. E. Parr, 1927
Eustomias bulbiramis T. A. Clarke, 2001
Eustomias bulbornatus Gibbs, 1960 (Grapevine dragonfish)
Eustomias cancriensis Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias cirritus Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias contiguus J. R. Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
Eustomias crossotus Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias crucis Gibbs & Craddock, 1973
Eustomias cryptobulbus T. A. Clarke, 2001 (Hiddenbulb dragonfish)
Eustomias curtatus Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias curtifilis T. A. Clarke, 2000
Eustomias danae T. A. Clarke, 2001
Eustomias decoratus Gibbs, 1971
Eustomias dendriticus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias dendrobium Koeda & Ho, 2019 (Dendrobium dragonfish)
Eustomias deofamiliaris Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias digitatus J. R. Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
Eustomias dinema T. A. Clarke, 1999
Eustomias dispar J. R. Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
Eustomias dubius A. E. Parr, 1927
Eustomias elongatus T. A. Clarke, 2001
Eustomias enbarbatus W. W. Welsh, 1923 (Barbate dragonfish)
Eustomias filifer Gilchrist, 1906
Eustomias fissibarbis Pappenheim, 1912
Eustomias flagellifer T. A. Clarke, 2001
Eustomias furcifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias gibbsi R. K. Johnson & Rosenblatt, 1971
Eustomias globulifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias grandibulbus Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias hulleyi J. R. Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
Eustomias hypopsilus J. R. Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
Eustomias ignotus J. R. Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
Eustomias inconstans Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias insularum T. A. Clarke, 1998
Eustomias intermedius T. A. Clarke, 1998
Eustomias interruptus T. A. Clarke, 1999
Eustomias ioani Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1974
Eustomias jimcraddocki Sutton & Hartel, 2004
Eustomias kikimora Prokofiev, 2015 ^[2]
Eustomias kreffti Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias lanceolatus T. A. Clarke, 1999
Eustomias leptobolus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias lipochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias longibarba A. E. Parr, 1927
Eustomias longiramis T. A. Clarke, 2001
Eustomias macronema Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (Bigbarb dragonfish)
Eustomias macrophthalmus A. E. Parr, 1927
Eustomias macrurus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (Yellowstem dragonfish)
Eustomias magnificus T. A. Clarke, 2001
Eustomias medusa Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias melanonema Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias melanostigma Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias melanostigmoides Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias mesostenus Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias metamelas J. R. Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
Eustomias micraster A. E. Parr, 1927
Eustomias micropterygius A. E. Parr, 1927
Eustomias minimus T. A. Clarke, 1999
Eustomias monoclonoides T. A. Clarke, 1999
Eustomias monoclonus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias monodactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias multifilis Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978 (Multi-thread dragonfish)
Eustomias obscurus Vaillant, 1884
Eustomias orientalis Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias pacificus Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias parini T. A. Clarke, 2001 (Parin's dragonfish)
Eustomias parri Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias patulus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias paucifilis A. E. Parr, 1927
Eustomias paxtoni T. A. Clarke, 2001
Eustomias perplexus Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias pinnatus T. A. Clarke, 1999
Eustomias polyaster A. E. Parr, 1927
Eustomias posti Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias precarius J. R. Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
Eustomias problematicus T. A. Clarke, 2001
Eustomias pyrifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias quadrifilis J. R. Gomon & Gibbs, 1985
Eustomias radicifilis Borodin, 1930
Eustomias satterleei Beebe, 1933 (Twinray dragonfish)
Eustomias schiffi Beebe, 1932
Eustomias schmidti Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (Schmidt's dragonfish)
Eustomias securicula Prokofiev & Orlov, 2022
Eustomias silvescens Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias similis Parin, 1978
Eustomias simplex Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias spherulifer Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias stamen Koeda & Ho, 2019 (Stamen dragonfish)
Eustomias suluensis Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias tenisoni Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias tetranema Zugmayer, 1913
Eustomias teuthidopsis Gibbs, T. A. Clarke & J. R. Gomon, 1983
Eustomias tomentosis T. A. Clarke, 1998
Eustomias trewavasae Norman, 1930 (Deepsea dragonfish)
Eustomias triramis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias tritentaculatus Koeda & Ho, 2019 (Three-tentacled dragonfish)
Eustomias uniramis T. A. Clarke, 1999
Eustomias variabilis Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Eustomias vitiazi Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1974 (Vitiaz dragonfish)
Eustomias vulgaris T. A. Clarke, 2001 (Common dragonfish)
Eustomias woollardi T. A. Clarke, 1998
Eustomias xenobolus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

References

^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Eustomias". FishBase. July 2024 version.
^ Prokofiev, A.M. (2015): New Species of Eustomias (Melanostomiidae) from the Canary Basin with Notes on E. parri. Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (1): 125-127.

[FishBase-1] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Eustomias". FishBase. July 2024 version.

[Prokofiev2015-2] Prokofiev, A.M. (2015): New Species of Eustomias (Melanostomiidae) from the Canary Basin with Notes on E. parri. Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (1): 125-127.

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