Stomias lampropeltis Gibbs, 1969
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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Stomias lampropeltis Gibbs, 1969
- Name authority
- Gibbs, 1969
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Stomiiformes
- Family
- Stomiidae
- Genus
- Stomias
- 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
- subfamilyStomiinae Bleeker, 1859
- genusStomias Cuvier, 1816
- speciesStomias lampropeltis Gibbs, 1969
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Stomias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Gunther's boafishStomias affinis Günther, 1887 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| boa dragonfishStomias boa (Risso, 1810) | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stomias atriventer Garman, 1899 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| shortbarbel dragonfishStomias brevibarbatus Ege, 1918 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stomias danae Ege, 1933 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Longbarb scaly dragonfishStomias longibarbatus (Brauer, 1902) | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Stomias gracilis Garman, 1899 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Alcock's boafishStomias nebulosus Alcock, 1889 | StomiidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Stomias colubrinus orientalis Blache, 1963 Blache, 1963 | 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.
- Gibbs Jr. , R. H. (1969). Taxonomy, sexual dimorphism, vertical distribution, and evolutionary zoogeography of the bathypelagic fish genus Stomias (family Stomiatidae). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology, 31: 1–25. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00810282.31 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:6ZV9L. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.