Description

Vertebrae: 46 - 47. Posterior edge of operculum with distinct concavity, bright tissue on operculum in the form of separate spots, sometimes are coalesced. Dorsal and ventral adipose fins present. Photophores in the following series: PV 12-14 (usually 12-13); VAV 16-18 (usually 17-18); OV 11-13 (usually 12); VAL 18-20; OA 30-32; OC 42-44; IA 39-42; IC 50-54 (Ref. 41433).

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Stomiiformes

Family: Stomiidae

Genus: Astronesthes

Species: Astronesthes gibbsi Borodulina, 1992

Climate Zone

Location

Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

oceanic