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Astronesthes similus Parr, 1927

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21. Body moderately elongate and slender. Luminous patches are absent on head and body. Black in color (Ref. 37039). Filaments rising from the sides of the terminal bulb of the barbel (Ref. 37473).

Common Names

  • 似星杉魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 似星杉鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Stomiiformes

    Family: Stomiidae

    Genus: Astronesthes

    Species: Astronesthes similus Parr, 1927

    Climate Zone

  • bathypelagic

    • Location

  • Western Central Atlantic: eastern Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, including the Antilles (Ref. 26383).

    • Biology

    Feeds on fishes (Ref. 37039).

    Habitat

    bathypelagic