Photonectes is a genus of fish in the family Stomiidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently 23 recognized species in this genus:
- Photonectes achirus <small>Regan & Trewavas, 1930</small>
- Photonectes albipennis <small>(Döderlein (), 1882)</small> (White-pen dragonfish)
- Photonectes barnetti <small>Klepadlo, 2011</small>
- Photonectes braueri <small>(Zugmayer, 1913)</small> (Brauer's dragonfish)
- Photonectes caerulescens <small>Regan & Trewavas, 1930</small> (Bulb-less dragonfish)
- Photonectes coffea <small>Klepadlo, 2011</small>
- Photonectes cornutus <small>Beebe, 1933</small>
- Photonectes corynodes <small>Klepadlo, 2011</small>
- Photonectes dinema <small>Regan & Trewavas, 1930</small>
- Photonectes gorodinskii <small>Prokofiev, 2015</small>
- Photonectes gracilis <small>Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896</small> (Graceful dragonfish)
- Photonectes klepadloae <small>Prokofiev & Frable, 2021</small>
- Photonectes leucospilus <small>Regan & Trewavas, 1930</small>
- Photonectes litvinovi <small>Prokofiev, 2014</small>
- Photonectes margarita <small>(Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896)</small>
- Photonectes mirabilis <small>A. E. Parr, 1927</small> (Blue-band dragonfish)
- Photonectes munificus <small>Gibbs, 1968</small>
- Photonectes parvimanus <small>Regan & Trewavas, 1930</small> (Fleshy-fin dragonfish)
- Photonectes paxtoni <small>Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012</small>
- Photonectes phyllopogon <small>Regan & Trewavas, 1930</small>
- Photonectes uncinatus <small>Prokofiev, 2015</small>
- Photonectes venetaenia <small>Prokofiev, 2016</small>
- Photonectes waitti <small>Flynn & Klepadlo, 2012</small>
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