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Class: Teleostei
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae Barbeled dragonfishes
Subfamily: Malacosteinae
Genus: Aristostomias

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6 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aristostomias grimaldii Eastern Atlantic 18.2 SL 1913
Aristostomias lunifer Eastern Atlantic 17 TL 1930
Aristostomias polydactylus Eastern Atlantic 22 TL 1930
Aristostomias scintillans Shiny loosejaw Eastern Pacific 23 TL 1915
Aristostomias tittmanni Loosejaw Eastern Atlantic 21.5 SL 1923
Aristostomias xenostoma Eastern Atlantic 15 TL 1930



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