Melanostomias dio

Melanostomias dio
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Stomiiformes
Family:	Stomiidae
Genus:	Melanostomias
Species:	M. dio
Binomial name
Melanostomias dio Bárbara Teixeira Villarins, Luciano Gomes Fischer, Prokofiev and Michael Maia Mincarone. 2023

The Noronha dragonfish (Melanostomias dio) is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Stomiidae. ^[1] It's native to the Western Atlantic, being more restricted to Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, in Brazil. ^[2] in its scientific name, pays homage to the metal singer Ronnie James Dio, because the shiny lure located below the mouth, is very similar to a hand signal that heavy metal fans and musicians use. ^{[3] [4]}

References

1. "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". researcharchive.calacademy.org. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
2. Pskhun (2023-05-31). "Species New to Science: [Ichthyology • 2023] Melanostomias dio • A New Species of the Dragonfish Genus Melanostomias (Stomiiformes: Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae) from the Western Tropical Atlantic". Species New to Science. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
3. Teixeira Villarins, Bárbara (May 2023). "A new species of the dragonfish genus Melanostomias (Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae) from the Western Tropical Atlantic". researchgate. Retrieved 2023-07-13.
4. Bárbara Teixeira Villarins, Luciano Gomes Fischer, Artem Mikhailovich Prokofiev and Michael Maia Mincarone. 2023. A New Species of the Dragonfish Genus Melanostomias (Stomiidae: Melanostomiinae) from the Western Tropical Atlantic. Ichthyology & Herpetology. 111(2); 254-263. DOI: 10.1643/i2022082