Threadfin dragonfish
Echiostoma barbatum Lowe, 1843
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Echiostoma barbatum, the threadfin dragonfish, is a species of barbeled dragonfish and is the only known species in its genus. It is widespread through tropical to temperate waters in all oceans in mid to deep waters up to 2,000 metres (6,600 ft). This species grows to a length of 36.8 centimetres (14.5 in) SL.
Like many fish that live in the Mesopelagic zone the threadfin dragonfish uses bioluminescent organs to attract prey.
Wikipedia contributors, Echiostoma; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:47:31.862321+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Echiostoma barbatum Lowe, 1843
- Name authority
- Lowe, 1843
- Common name
- Threadfin dragonfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Stomiiformes
- Family
- Stomiidae
- Genus
- Echiostoma
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderStomiiformes
- familyStomiidae Bleeker, 1859
- subfamilyMelanostomiinae Parr, 1927
- genusEchiostoma Lowe, 1843
- speciesEchiostoma barbatum Lowe, 1843
Close classified relatives
No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Echiostoma guentheri Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Regan & Trewavas, 1930 | synonym |
| Echiostoma tanneri (Gill, 1883) (Gill, 1883) | synonym |
| Echiostoma ctenobarba Parr, 1927 Parr, 1927 | synonym |
| Echiostomias barbatum Lowe, 1843 Lowe, 1843 | synonym |
| Hyperchoristus tanneri Gill, 1883 Gill, 1883 | synonym |
| Echiostoma ctenobarba ctenobarba Parr, 1927 Parr, 1927 | synonym |
| Echiostoma ctenobarba ramifer Parr, 1934 Parr, 1934 | synonym |
| Echiostoma calliobarba Parr, 1934 Parr, 1934 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Lowe, R. T. (1843). Notices of fishes newly observed or discovered in Madeira during the years 1840, 1841, and 1842. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., (pt 11): 81–95. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:38LPT. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.