Borostomias is a genus of barbeled dragonfishes.
The name derives from Greek βόρος (bóros, "glutton") and στομίας (stomías, "hard-mouthed horse").
Indeterminate fossil remains of Borostomias are known from the Middle Miocene (Serravallian) of Italy, making this genus one of the very few barbeled dragonfishes known from fossil remains.
Species There are currently six recognized species in this genus: Borostomias abyssorum (Koehler (fr), 1896) Borostomias antarcticus (Lönnberg, 1905) (Snaggletooth) Borostomias elucens (A. B. Brauer, 1906) Borostomias mononema (Regan & Trewavas, 1929) (Sickle snaggletooth) Borostomias pacificus (S. Imai, 1941) Borostomias panamensis Regan & Trewavas, 1929 (Panama snaggletooth)
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