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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Astronesthinae
Etymology: Astronesthes: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, esthes, -es = suit, something used to wrap (Ref. 45335); atlanticus: The specific name is related to the species range, which lies within limits of the Atlantic Ocean (Ref. 27676).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 300 - 1200 m (Ref. 27676). Deep-water
Atlantic Ocean: Endemic to warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.3 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 27676)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 14 - 15; Radios blandos anales: 13 - 15; Vértebra: 43 - 45. Last photophore of VAL series behind origin of anal and last photophore of VAV series. Aggregation of luminous tissue on head, when fully developed in fish > 7 cm SL, forming two triangular spots in upper and lower corners of gill cover; longitudinally orientated aggregations of luminous tissue on the anterior part of body, the largest of them behind pectoral fin insertion (slightly above lateral row of photophores) and close to pelvic fins (above median line of body and immediately above lateral row of photophores) (Ref. 27676).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Parin, N.V. and O.D. Borodulina, 1996. Revision of the Astronesthes indicus species group (Astronesthidae), with descriptions of five new species. J. Ichthyol. 36(8):551-565. (Ref. 27676)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 3.1 - 5.2, mean 4.6 °C (based on 70 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00417 (0.00171 - 0.01014), b=3.05 (2.84 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.9 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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