As nouns the difference between stareater and stomiid
is that stareater is snaggletooth while stomiid is (zoology) any member of the family stomiidae of deep-sea ray-finned fish, including the barbeled dragonfishes, stareaters, and loosejaws.
stomiid
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Noun
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en noun)
(zoology) Any member of the family Stomiidae of deep-sea ray-finned fish, including the barbeled dragonfishes, stareaters, and loosejaws.