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Astronesthes chrysophekadion (Bleeker, 1849) |
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photo by
The Fish Database of Taiwan |
| Family: | Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes), subfamily: Astronesthinae | |||
| Max. size: | 13.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 100 - 1120 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: reported from several countries from Japan to Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-19. AC photopores discontinuous, 6th to 8th or 7th to 9th above level of others. Barbel uniformly black, its base pale; its terminal bulb slightly smaller than PV photophore. No black spot on caudal peduncle. | |||
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| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 July 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||