Borostomias Explained

Borostomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes.

The name derives from Greek βόρος (bóros, "glutton") and στομίας (stomías, "hard-mouthed horse").^[1]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

• Borostomias abyssorum (Koehler (fr), 1896)
• Borostomias antarcticus (Lönnberg, 1905) (Snaggletooth)
• Borostomias elucens (A. B. Brauer, 1906)
• Borostomias mononema (Regan & Trewavas, 1929) (Sickle snaggletooth)
• Borostomias pacificus (S. Imai, 1941)
• Borostomias panamensis Regan & Trewavas, 1929 (Panama snaggletooth)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Borostomias antarcticus, Snaggletooth. www.fishbase.se.