Melanostomias pauciradius

Melanostomias pauciradius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Melanostomias
Species:
M. pauciradius
Binomial name
Melanostomias pauciradius
Matsubara, 1938[1]

Melanostomias pauciradius, the three-ray dragonfish, is a species of barbeled dragonfish native to the Western Pacific. It has 18 to 20 anal soft rays, and 15 to 16 dorsal soft rays.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Melanostomias pauciradius Matsubara, 1938". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  2. ^ "Melanostomias pauciradius, Three-ray dragonfish". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  3. ^ "Melanostomias pauciradius". fishesofaustralia.net.au. Retrieved 2023-03-20.


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