Photonectes Explained

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

Species

There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:

• Photonectes achirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
• Photonectes albipennis (Döderlein (de), 1882) (White-pen dragonfish)
• Photonectes barnetti Klepadlo, 2011 ^[1]
• Photonectes braueri (Zugmayer, 1913) (Brauer's dragonfish)
• Photonectes caerulescens Regan & Trewavas, 1930 (Bulb-less dragonfish)
• Photonectes coffea Klepadlo, 2011 ^[1]
• Photonectes cornutus Beebe, 1933
• Photonectes corynodes Klepadlo, 2011 ^[1]
• Photonectes dinema Regan & Trewavas, 1930
• Photonectes gorodinskii Prokofiev, 2015 ^[2]
• Photonectes gracilis Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896 (Graceful dragonfish)
• Photonectes klepadloae Prokofiev & Frable, 2021 ^[3]
• Photonectes leucospilus Regan & Trewavas, 1930
• Photonectes litvinovi Prokofiev, 2014 ^[4]
• 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 ^[5]
• Photonectes phyllopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930
• Photonectes uncinatus Prokofiev, 2015 ^[2]
• Photonectes venetaenia Prokofiev, 2016 ^[6]
• Photonectes waitti Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012 ^[5]

Notes and References

1. Klepadlo, C. (2011): Three New Species of the Genus Photonectes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes: Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae) from the Pacific Ocean. Copeia, 2011 (2): 201-210.
2. Prokofiev, A.M. (2015): Data for the Revision of Subgenus Trachinostomias (Melanostomiidae: Photonectes): Morphological Variability of P. margarita with Description of Two New Species. Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (2): 147-154.
3. M. Prokofiev. Artem. W. Frable. Benjamin. 1 September 2021. A New Species of Photonectes from the Pacific Ocean off Oahu, Hawaii with a Revised Identification Key for the Genus (Teleostei: Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae). Ichthyology & Herpetology. 109. 3. 720–727. 10.1643/i2020148. 2766-1512. 2766-1520. Allen Press.
4. Prokofiev, A.M. (2014): New and Rare Species of Deepsea Pelagic Fishes of Families Opisthoproctidae, Melanostomiidae, Oneirodidae, and Linophrynidae. Journal of Ichthyology, 54 (6): 377-383.
5. Flynn, A.J. & Klepadlo, C. (2012): Two new species of Photonectes (Teleostei: Stomiidae) from the Indo-Pacific, and a re-examination of P. achirus. Memoirs of Museum Victoria, 69: 259–267.
6. Prokofiev, A.M. (2016): New Species of the Genus Photonectes (Melanostomiidae) with Blue Luminous Tissue on the Body. Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (4): 613–615.