Gonostoma

Gonostoma is a genus of bristlemouths.

Gonostoma Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Gonostoma denudatum
Gonostoma elongatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Gonostomatidae
Genus:	Gonostoma Rafinesque, 1810

Species

There are three extant species recognized in this genus:^[1]

• Gonostoma atlanticum Norman, 1930 (Atlantic fangjaw)
• Gonostoma denudatum Rafinesque, 1810
• Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878 (Elongated bristlemouth fish)

The following fossil species are known:

• †Gonostoma albyi (Sauvage, 1873) - latest Miocene (Messinian) of Algeria.^[2]
• †Gonostoma dracula Grădianu et al., 2017 - Oligocene of Romania (at the time in the Paratethys Sea)^[3]