Photonectes

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Kingdom Animalia Family Stomiidae Phylum Chordata Order Stomiiformes		Class Actinopterygii Subfamily Melanostomiinae Rank Genus
Similar Bathophilus, Photostomias, Melanostomiinae, Stomiiformes, Pachystomias microdon

photonectes albipennis

Photonectes is a genus of fish in the family Stomiidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

There are currently 22 recognized species in this genus:

Photonectes achirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photonectes albipennis (Döderlein (de), 1882) (White-pen dragonfish)

Photonectes barnetti Klepadlo, 2011

Photonectes braueri (Zugmayer, 1913) (Brauer's dragonfish)

Photonectes caerulescens Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (Bulb-less dragonfish)

Photonectes coffea Klepadlo, 2011

Photonectes cornutus Beebe, 1933

Photonectes corynodes Klepadlo, 2011

Photonectes dinema Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photonectes gorodinskii Prokofiev, 2015

Photonectes gracilis Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Graceful dragonfish)

Photonectes leucospilus Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photonectes litvinovi Prokofiev, 2014

Photonectes margarita (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896)

Photonectes mirabilis A. E. Parr, 1927 (Blue-band dragonfish)

Photonectes munificus Gibbs, 1968

Photonectes parvimanus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (Fleshy-fin dragonfish)

Photonectes paxtoni Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012

Photonectes phyllopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Photonectes uncinatus Prokofiev, 2015

Photonectes venetaenia Prokofiev, 2016

Photonectes waitti Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012

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