Stomiidae é uma família de peixes da ordem Stomiiformes. A família Stomiidae representa uma das famílias de peixes dominantes nos ecossistemas mesopelágicos, exibindo uma matriz de especializações para uma existência predatória neste ambiente: Boca enorme com dentes proeminentes, estômagos distensíveis, alongados corpos escuros com fotóforos, barbatanas e queixo com tecido bioluminescente.
Anatomia Em contraste com a sua pele pigmentada escura, o peixe-dragão está equipado com dentes transparentes.
Classificação Família Stomiidae Gênero Aristostomias Aristostomias grimaldii Zugmayer, 1913 Aristostomias lunifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Aristostomias polydactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Aristostomias scintillans (Gilbert, 1915) Aristostomias tittmanni Welsh, 1923 Aristostomias xenostoma Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Gênero Astronesthes Astronesthes atlanticus Parin & Borodulina, 1996 Astronesthes bilobatus Parin & Borodulina, 1996 Astronesthes boulengeri Gilchrist, 1902 Astronesthes caulophorus Regan & Trewavas, 1929 Astronesthes chrysophekadion (Bleeker, 1849) Astronesthes cyaneus (Brauer, 1902) Astronesthes cyclophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1929 Astronesthes decoratus Parin & Borodulina, 2002 Astronesthes dupliglandis Parin & Borodulina, 1997 Astronesthes exsul Parin & Borodulina, 2002 Astronesthes fedorovi Parin & Borodulina, 1994 Astronesthes formosana Liao et al., 2006 Astronesthes galapagensis Parin, Borodulina & Hulley, 1999 Astronesthes gemmifer Goode & Bean, 1896 Astronesthes gibbsi Borodulina, 1992 Astronesthes gudrunae Parin & Borodulina, 2002 Astronesthes haplophos Parin & Borodulina, 2002 Astronesthes ijimai Tanaka, 1908 Astronesthes illuminatus Parin, Borodulina & Hulley, 1999 Astronesthes indicus Brauer, 1902 Astronesthes indopacificus Parin & Borodulina, 1997 Astronesthes karsteni Parin & Borodulina, 2002 Astronesthes kreffti Gibbs & McKinney, 1988 Astronesthes lamellosus Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970 Astronesthes lampara Parin & Borodulina, 1998 Astronesthes leucopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1929 Astronesthes longiceps Regan & Trewavas, 1929 Astronesthes lucibucca Parin & Borodulina, 1996 Astronesthes lucifer Gilbert, 1905 Astronesthes luetkeni Regan & Trewavas, 1929 Astronesthes lupina Whitley, 1941 Astronesthes macropogon Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970 Astronesthes martensii Klunzinger, 1871. Astronesthes micropogon Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970 Astronesthes neopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1929 Astronesthes niger Richardson, 1845 Astronesthes nigroides Gibbs & Aron, 1960 Astronesthes oligoa Parin & Borodulina, 2002 Astronesthes psychrolutes (Gibbs & Weitzman, 1965) Astronesthes quasiindicus Parin & Borodulina, 1996 Astronesthes richardsoni (Poey, 1852)thumb|Astronesthes richardsoni Astronesthes similus Parr, 1927 Astronesthes spatulifer Gibbs & McKinney, 1988 Astronesthes splendida Brauer, 1902 Astronesthes tanibe Parin & Borodulina, 2001 Astronesthes tatyanae Parin & Borodulina, 1998 Astronesthes tchuvasovi Parin & Borodulina, 1996 Astronesthes trifibulatus Gibbs, Amaoka & Haruta, 1984 Astronesthes zetgibbsi Parin & Borodulina, 1997 Astronesthes zharovi Parin & Borodulina, 1998 Gênero Bathophilus Bathophilus abarbatus Barnett & Gibbs, 1968 Bathophilus altipinnis Beebe, 1933 Bathophilus ater (Brauer, 1902) Bathophilus brevis Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Bathophilus digitatus (Welsh, 1923) Bathophilus filifer (Regan & Trewavas, 1929) Bathophilus flemingi Aron & McCrery, 1958 Bathophilus indicus (Brauer, 1902) Bathophilus irregularis Norman, 1930 Bathophilus kingi Barnett & Gibbs, 1968 Bathophilus longipinnis (Pappenheim, 1914) Bathophilus nigerrimus Giglioli, 1882thumb|Bathophilus nigerrimus Bathophilus pawneei Parr, 1927. Bathophilus proximus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Bathophilus schizochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Bathophilus vaillanti (Zugmayer, 1911) Gênero Borostomias Borostomias abyssorum (Koehler, 1896) Borostomias antarcticus (Lönnberg, 1905) Borostomias elucens (Brauer, 1906) Borostomias mononema (Regan & Trewavas, 1929) Borostomias pacificus (Imai, 1941) Borostomias panamensis Regan & Trewavas, 1929 Gênero Chauliodus Chauliodus barbatus (Lowe, 1843) Chauliodus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1929thumb|Chauliodus danae Chauliodus dentatus Garman, 1899 Chauliodus macouni Bean, 1890 Chauliodus minimus Parin & Novikova, 1974 Chauliodus pammelas Alcock, 1892 Chauliodus schmidti (Regan & Trewavas, 1929) Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider, 1801thumb|Chauliodus sloani Chauliodus vasnetzovi Novikova, 1972 Gênero Chirostomias Chirostomias pliopterus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Gênero Echiostoma Echiostoma barbatum Lowe, 1843thumb|Echiostoma barbatum Gênero Eupogonesthes Eupogonesthes xenicus Parin & Borodulina, 1993 Gênero Eustomias Eustomias achirus Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1974 Eustomias acinosus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias aequatorialis Clarke, 1998 Eustomias albibulbus Clarke, 2001 Eustomias appositus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias arborifer Parr, 1927 Eustomias australensis Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias austratlanticus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias bertelseni Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias bibulboides Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias bibulbosus Parr, 1927 Eustomias bifilis (Regan & Trewavas, 1929) Eustomias bigelowi Welsh, 1923 Eustomias bimargaritatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias bimargaritoides Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias binghami Parr, 1927 Eustomias bituberatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias bituberoides Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias borealis Clarke, 2000 Eustomias braueri (Regan, 1908) Eustomias brevibarbatus Parr, 1927 Eustomias bulbiramis Clarke, 2001 Eustomias bulbornatus Gibbs, 1960 Eustomias cancriensis Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias cirritus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias contiguus Gomon & Gibbs, 1985 Eustomias crossotus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias crucis Gibbs & Craddock, 1973 Eustomias cryptobulbus Clarke, 2001 Eustomias curtatus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias curtifilis Clarke, 2000 Eustomias danae (Regan & Trewavas, 1929) Eustomias decoratus (Parin & Borodulina, 2002) Eustomias dendriticus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias deofamiliaris Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias digitatus (Welsh, 1923) Eustomias dinema Clarke, 1999 Eustomias dispar Gomon & Gibbs, 1985 Eustomias dubius Parr, 1927 Eustomias elongatus Clarke, 2001 Eustomias enbarbatus Welsh, 1923 Eustomias filifer (Regan & Trewavas, 1929) Eustomias fissibarbis (Pappenheim, 1914) Eustomias flagellifer Clarke, 2001 Eustomias furcifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias gibbsi (Borodulina, 1992) Eustomias grandibulbus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias hulleyi Gomon & Gibbs, 1985 Eustomias hypopsilus Gomon & Gibbs, 1985 Eustomias ignotus Gomon & Gibbs, 1985 Eustomias inconstans Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias insularum Clarke, 1998 Eustomias intermedius Clarke, 1998 Eustomias interruptus Clarke, 1999 Eustomias ioani Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1974 Eustomias jimcraddocki Sutton & Hartel, 2004 Eustomias kreffti (Gibbs & McKinney, 1988) Eustomias lanceolatus Clarke, 1999 Eustomias leptobolus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias lipochirus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias longibarba Parr, 1927 Eustomias longiramis Clarke, 2001 Eustomias macronema Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias macrophthalmus (Regan & Trewavas, 1929) Eustomias macrurus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias magnificus Clarke, 2001. Eustomias medusa Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias melanonema Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias melanostigma Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias melanostigmoides Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias mesostenus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias metamelas Gomon & Gibbs, 1985 Eustomias micraster Parr, 1927 Eustomias micropterygius Parr, 1927 Eustomias minimus (Parin & Novikova, 1974) Eustomias monoclonoides Clarke, 1999 Eustomias monoclonus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias monodactylus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias multifilis Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978 Eustomias obscurus Vaillant, 1884thumb|Eustomias obscurus Eustomias orientalis Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias pacificus (Imai, 1941) Eustomias parini Clarke, 2001 Eustomias parri Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias patulus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias paucifilis Parr, 1927 Eustomias paxtoni Clarke, 2001 Eustomias perplexus Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias pinnatus Clarke, 1999 Eustomias polyaster Parr, 1927 Eustomias posti Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias precarius Gomon & Gibbs, 1985 Eustomias problematicus Clarke, 2001 Eustomias pyrifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias quadrifilis Gomon & Gibbs, 1985 Eustomias radicifilis Borodin, 1930 Eustomias satterleei Beebe, 1933 Eustomias schiffi Beebe, 1932 Eustomias schmidti (Regan & Trewavas, 1929) Eustomias silvescens Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias similis (Parr, 1927) Eustomias simplex (Parr, 1927) Eustomias spherulifer Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias suluensis Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias tenisoni Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias tetranema Zugmayer, 1913 Eustomias teuthidopsis Gibbs, Clarke & Gomon, 1983 Eustomias tomentosis Clarke, 1998 Eustomias trewavasae Norman, 1930 Eustomias triramis Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias uniramis Clarke, 1999 Eustomias variabilis Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Eustomias vitiazi Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1974 Eustomias vulgaris Clarke, 2001 Eustomias woollardi Clarke, 1998 Eustomias xenobolus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Gênero Flagellostomias Flagellostomias boureei (Zugmayer, 1913) Gênero Grammatostomias Grammatostomias circularis Morrow, 1959 Grammatostomias dentatus (Garman, 1899)thumb|Grammatostomias dentatus Grammatostomias flagellibarba Holt & Byrne, 1910 Gênero Heterophotus Heterophotus ophistoma Regan & Trewavas, 1929 Gênero Idiacanthus Idiacanthus antrostomus Gilbert, 1890 Idiacanthus atlanticus (Parin & Borodulina, 1996) Idiacanthus fasciola Peters, 1877thumb|Idiacanthus fasciola Gênero Leptostomias Leptostomias analis Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Leptostomias bermudensis Beebe, 1932 Leptostomias bilobatus (Parin & Borodulina, 1996) Leptostomias gladiator (Zugmayer, 1911) Leptostomias gracilis Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Leptostomias haplocaulus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Leptostomias leptobolus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) Leptostomias longibarba (Parr, 1927) Leptostomias macronema (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) Leptostomias macropogon (Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970) Leptostomias multifilis (Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978) Leptostomias robustus Imai, 1941 Gênero Malacosteus Malacosteus australis Kenaley, 2007 Malacosteus niger Ayres, 1848thumb|Malacosteus niger Gênero Melanostomias Melanostomias bartonbeani Parr, 1927 Melanostomias biseriatus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Melanostomias globulifer Fowler, 1934 Melanostomias macrophotus Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Melanostomias margaritifer Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Melanostomias melanopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Melanostomias melanops Brauer, 1902 Melanostomias niger (Richardson, 1845) Melanostomias nigroaxialis Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978 Melanostomias paucilaternatus Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978 Melanostomias pauciradius Matsubara, 1938 Melanostomias pollicifer Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1978 Melanostomias stewarti Fowler, 1934 Melanostomias tentaculatus (Regan & Trewavas, 1930) Melanostomias valdiviae Brauer, 1902 Melanostomias vierecki Fowler, 1934 Gênero Neonesthes Neonesthes capensis (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) Neonesthes microcephalus Norman, 1930 Gênero Odontostomias Odontostomias masticopogon Norman, 1930 Odontostomias micropogon (Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970) Gênero Opostomias Opostomias micripnus (Günther, 1878)thumb|240px|Opostomias micripnus Opostomias mitsuii Imai, 1941 Gênero Pachystomias Pachystomias microdon (Günther, 1878)thumb|Pachystomias microdon Gênero Photonectes Photonectes achirus (Parin & Pokhil'skaya, 1974)