Gonostoma
| Gonostoma Temporal range: | |
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| Gonostoma denudatum | |
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| Gonostoma elongatum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Gonostomatidae |
| Genus: | Gonostoma Rafinesque, 1810 |
Gonostoma is a genus of bristlemouths.
Species
There are three extant species recognized in this genus:[1]
- Gonostoma atlanticum Norman, 1930 (Atlantic fangjaw)
- Gonostoma denudatum Rafinesque, 1810
- Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878 (Elongated bristlemouth fish)
The following fossil species are known:
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gonostoma". FishBase. February 2012 version.
- ↑ Zoological Record. J.V. Voorst. 1928.
- ↑ Ionuţ Grădianu; Tomáš Přikryl; Růžena Gregorová; Antony S. Harold (2017). "†Gonostoma dracula sp. nov. (Teleostei, Gonostomatidae) from the Oligocene deposits of the Central Paratethys (Romania): earliest occurrence of the modern bristlemouths". Bulletin of Geosciences. 92 (3): 323–336. doi:10.3140/bull.geosci.1683. hdl:11104/0276389.