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Astronesthes martensii Klunzinger, 1871

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21. Body with silvery sides; black patch on ventral caudal peduncle (Ref. 3982).

Common Names

  • 馬丁星衫魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 马丁星衫鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Stomiiformes

    Family: Stomiidae

    Genus: Astronesthes

    Species: Astronesthes martensii Klunzinger, 1871

    Climate Zone

  • bathypelagic

    • Location

  • Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Indonesia.

    • Biology

    Taken in midwater trawls, larger individuals in bottom trawls.

    Habitat

    bathypelagic