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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Astronesthinae
Etymology: Astronesthes: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, esthes, -es = suit, something used to wrap (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Vladimir Vladimirovich Fedorov (1939–2011) was a Russian ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 0 - 500 m (Ref. 58302). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: waters of the Kuroshio and its extension.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 46892)
Epi-, bentho- (Ref. 58302) and mesopelagic (Ref. 9938). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Parin, N.V. and O.D. Borodulina, 1994. A preliminary review of the Astronesthes chrysophekadion species group as the subgenus Stomianodon Bleeker with a description of a new species. Vopr. Ikhtiol. 34(4):457-468. (Ref. 9938)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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