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threelight dragonfish

Trigonolampa miriceps Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Source-backed taxonomic record

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

Trigonolampa miriceps, the threelight dragonfish, is a species of barbeled dragonfish found in the ocean depths to 1,860 metres (6,100 ft). This species grows to a length of 32 centimetres (13 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

Wikipedia contributors, Trigonolampa; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T07:52:29.067244+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Trigonolampa miriceps Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Name authority
Regan & Trewavas, 1930
Common name
threelight dragonfish
Rank
species
Accepted status
accepted
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Teleostei
Order
Stomiiformes
Family
Stomiidae
Genus
Trigonolampa
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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. orderStomiiformes
  11. familyStomiidae Bleeker, 1859
  12. subfamilyMelanostomiinae Parr, 1927
  13. genusTrigonolampa Regan & Trewavas, 1930
  14. speciesTrigonolampa miriceps Regan & Trewavas, 1930

Close classified relatives

No other member of this genus is present in the selected snapshot.

Browse 236 records assigned to Stomiidae.

Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Trigonolampha miriceps Regan & Trewavas, 1930 Regan & Trewavas, 1930synonym

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.

  1. Regan, C. T.; Trewavas E. (1930). The fishes of the families Stomiatidae and Malacosteidae. Danish Dana Expedition 1920-22 in the North Atlantic and the Gulf of Panama, Oceanographical Reports, 2. 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:58SJS. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.