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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) >
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Astronesthinae
Etymology: Astronesthes: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, esthes, -es = suit, something used to wrap (Ref. 45335); lampara: Noun in apposition.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 37 - 2970 m (Ref. 27318). Deep-water; 12°N - 25°S
Eastern Pacific: Colombia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27318)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Parin, N.V. and O.D. Borodulina, 1998. A review of the Astronesthes luetkeni species group (Astronesthidae, Stomiiformes), with a description of two new species. J. Ichthyol. 38(2):153-162. (Ref. 27318)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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