ADW: Melanostomias: CLASSIFICATION

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Kingdom Animalia (animals)
- Eumetazoa (metazoans)
  - Bilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
    - Deuterostomia (deuterostomes)
      - Phylum Chordata (chordates)
        
        Craniata (craniates)
        
        Subphylum Vertebrata (vertebrates)
        
        Superclass Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)
        
        Euteleostomi (bony vertebrates)
        
        Class Actinopterygii
        
        Order Stomiiformes
        
        Family Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
        
        Genus Melanostomias
        
        Species Melanostomias bartonbeani (Scaleless black dragonfish)
        
        Species Melanostomias biseriatus
        
        Species Melanostomias globulifer (Brightchin dragonfish)
        
        Species Melanostomias macrophotus
        
        Species Melanostomias margaritifer
        
        Species Melanostomias melanopogon
        
        Species Melanostomias melanops
        
        Species Melanostomias niger (Fangtooth dragonfish)
        
        Species Melanostomias nigroaxialis
        
        Species Melanostomias paucilaternatus (Spothead dragonfish)
        
        Species Melanostomias pauciradius (Three-ray dragonfish)
        
        Species Melanostomias pollicifer
        
        Species Melanostomias stewarti
        
        Species Melanostomias tentaculatus (Tentacle dragonfish)
        
        Species Melanostomias valdiviae (Valdivia black dragon fish)
        
        Species Melanostomias vierecki

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To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2012. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.

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