Stomias boa

Stomias boa
Preserved Specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Stomias
Species:
S. boa
Binomial name
Stomias boa
(Risso, 1810)
Synonyms[2]
  • Esox boa Risso, 1810
  • Stomias bonapartei Fowler, 1912
  • Stomias elongatus atlanticus Pappenheim, 1912
  • Stomiasunculus barbatus Kaup, 1860
S. boa ferox
S. boa boa
S. boa boa: the hexagonal areas above the photophores are visible.[3]

Stomias boa, also known as the boa dragonfish, scaly dragonfish, dragon-boa or boa scaly dragonfish, is a species of deep-sea fish in the family Stomiidae.[4][5][6][3][7] It is found at great depths worldwide in tropical to temperate oceans but is absent from the northern Pacific and northwest Atlantic Oceans.

  1. ^ Harold, Anthony (May 22, 2013). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Stomias boa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species – via www.iucnredlist.org.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)". www.marinespecies.org.
  3. ^ a b Coad, Brian W.; Reist, James D. (January 1, 2018). Marine Fishes of Arctic Canada. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9781442647107 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Boa Scaly Dragonfish, Stomias boa (Risso, 1810)".
  5. ^ Institution, Smithsonian (November 3, 1895). "Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge". Smithsonian Institution – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Günther, Albert C. L. G. (November 3, 1864). "Catalogue of the Fishes in the British Museum: V". order of the Trustees – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Nations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United (August 1, 2020). Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean. Food & Agriculture Org. ISBN 9789251330944 – via Google Books.