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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Astronesthinae						
							
							Etymology: Borostomias: Greek, boros, -a, -on = gluttonous + Greek, stomías, -ou = a tough, hard -mouthed horse (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Lönnberg.						
					
				
					Environment: milieu / climate zone / गहराई सीमा / distribution range					
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					समुद्री बाथीड़िमरसल; औशिनोड़िरोमस (Ref. 51243);  गहराई सीमा 300 - 2630 m (Ref. 5169). Deep-water; 66°N -   66°S, 180°W -   180°E				
				 
			
			
			
				
				
				
					Eastern Atlantic:  Nunavut south to Bay of Biscay including western Mediterranean.  Elsewhere, Southern Ocean from 35°S to 65°S.
				
				
			
			
				
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					परिपक्व अवधि: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 30.0 cm SL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 5169)				
				 
			
			
						
				
				
				
					पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 0; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण) : 9 - 13; गुदा कांटा: 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 12 - 17. Body black in color, lacks well developed pale patches (Ref. 3982).  Lack of high arch in photophores behind anal base and presence of double postorbital organ (Ref. 37473).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.				
				 
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				An oceanic and mesopelagic species usually found deeper than 500 m during the day (Ref. 2802).  Feeds on midwater fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 2802).			
			 
			
			
			
				
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					परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा				
				
				
				
								
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					Gibbs, R.H. Jr., 1984. Astronesthidae. p. 325-335. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 2802)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						IUCN Red List Status   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Threat to humans  
				
				
				
					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
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					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				Preferred temperature (संदर्भ 
123201): 2.2 - 8.3, mean 4.9 °C (based on 1349 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (संदर्भ 
82804):  PD
50 = 0.5156   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].					
													Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00417 (0.00171 - 0.01014), b=3.05 (2.84 - 3.26), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 
93245).
					
					Trophic level  (संदर्भ 
69278):  3.6   ±0.54 se; based on food items.					
											
				
				
										
						लौटाव  (संदर्भ 
120179):  माध्यम, न्यूनतम जनसंख्या दुगनी होने का समय 1.4 - 4.4 वर्ष। (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).					
											
				
									
					Fishing Vulnerability  (Ref. 
59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100). 
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						Nutrients  (Ref. 
124155):  Calcium = 35 [21, 84] mg/100g; Iron = 0.533 [0.248, 1.072] mg/100g; Protein = 16.4 [15.3, 17.6] %; Omega3 = 0.362 [0.181, 0.745] g/100g; Selenium = 24 [9, 55] μg/100g; VitaminA = 18.9 [3.9, 91.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.419 [0.268, 0.652] mg/100g (wet weight);