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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 Eduard von Martens (1831–1904) was a German zoologist who spent most of his career at the Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Klunzinger.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 2091 m (Ref. 26165). Deep-water
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 14.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3982)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Taken in midwater trawls, larger individuals in bottom trawls.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gibbs, R.H. Jr., 1986. Astronesthidae. p. 231-234. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3982)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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