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Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > 
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 / intervalo de profundidade / distribution range					
						Ecologia					
				
				
				
					marinhas batidemersal; oceanódromo (Ref. 51243);  intervalo de profundidade 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.
				
				
			
			
				
					Tamanho / Peso / Idade
				
				
				
					Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
 Max length : 30.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 5169)				
				 
			
			
						
				
					Descrição breve					
					Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria					
				
				
				
					Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 9 - 13; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 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).			
			 
			
			
			
				
					Life cycle and mating behavior					
					Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas				
				
				
				
								
				
			
			 
				
				
				
					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)
				
				 
			
			
			
							
					
						Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN   (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
					
					
				 
					
			
			
			
			
			
			
			
				
					Ameaça para o homem  
				
				
				
					  Harmless				
				
			 
			
			
			
			
				
					Utilização humana  				
				
				
					Pescarias: espécies comerciais				
				
				
			
			
						
			
			
			
				
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					Estimates based on models				
				
				
				Preferred temperature (Ref. 
123201): 2.2 - 8.3, mean 4.9 °C (based on 1349 cells).
				
				
					
					Phylogenetic diversity index  (Ref. 
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).
					
					Nível Trófico  (Ref. 
69278):  3.6   ±0.54 se; based on food items.					
											
				
				
										
						Resiliência  (Ref. 
120179):  Médio, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população 1,4 - 4,4 anos (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);