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Genus of fishes
Snaggletooths or stareaters are any of a number of small,
deep-sea
stomiid
fish in the
genus Astronesthes. They possess a
bioluminescent red chin
barbel that the fish use as a
lure to
attract small prey into striking distance.
The fish have delicate skin, and mouths filled with sharp, needlelike, curved teeth.
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Species
There are currently 48 recognized species in this genus:
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Astronesthes atlanticus
Parin &
Borodulina, 1996
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Astronesthes bilobatus
Parin &
Borodulina, 1996 (Twinlobe snaggletooth)
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Astronesthes boulengeri
Gilchrist, 1902 (Boulenger's snaggletooth)
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Astronesthes caulophorus
Regan &
Trewavas, 1929
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Astronesthes chrysophekadion (
Bleeker, 1849)
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Astronesthes cyaneus (
A. B. Brauer, 1902)
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Astronesthes decoratus
Parin &
Borodulina, 2002
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Astronesthes dupliglandis
Parin &
Borodulina, 1997
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Astronesthes exsul
Parin &
Borodulina, 2002 (Exile snaggletooth)
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Astronesthes fedorovi
Parin &
Borodulina, 1994
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Astronesthes formosana
Y. C. Liao,
L. S. Chen &
K. T. Shao, 2006
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Astronesthes galapagensis
Parin,
Borodulina &
Hulley, 1999
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Astronesthes gemmifer
Goode &
T. H. Bean, 1896
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Astronesthes gibbsi
Borodulina, 1992
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Astronesthes gudrunae
Parin &
Borodulina, 2002
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Astronesthes haplophos
Parin &
Borodulina, 2002
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Astronesthes ijimai
S. Tanaka (I), 1908 (Ijima's snaggletooth)
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Astronesthes illuminatus
Parin,
Borodulina &
Hulley, 1999
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Astronesthes indicus
A. B. Brauer, 1902 (Black snaggletooth)
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Astronesthes indopacificus
Parin &
Borodulina, 1997 (Indo-Pacific snaggletooth)
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Astronesthes karsteni
Parin &
Borodulina, 2002
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Astronesthes kreffti
Gibbs &
McKinney, 1988 (Krefft's snaggletooth)
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Astronesthes lamellosus
Goodyear &
Gibbs, 1970
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Astronesthes lampara
Parin &
Borodulina, 1998
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Astronesthes leucopogon
Regan &
Trewavas, 1929
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Astronesthes lucibucca
Parin &
Borodulina, 1996
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Astronesthes lucifer
C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Pacific astronesthid fish)
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Astronesthes luetkeni
Regan &
Trewavas, 1929
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Astronesthes lupina
Whitley, 1941 (Little wolf)
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Astronesthes macropogon
Goodyear &
Gibbs, 1970
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Astronesthes martensii
Klunzinger, 1871
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Astronesthes micropogon
Goodyear &
Gibbs, 1970
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Astronesthes neopogon
Regan &
Trewavas, 1929
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Astronesthes niger
J. Richardson, 1845
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Astronesthes nigroides
Gibbs &
Aron, 1960
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Astronesthes oligoa
Parin &
Borodulina, 2002
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Astronesthes psychrolutes (
Gibbs &
S. H. Weitzman, 1965) (Temperate snaggletooth)
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Astronesthes quasiindicus
Parin &
Borodulina, 1996
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Astronesthes richardsoni (
Poey, 1852) (Richardson's snaggletooth)
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Astronesthes similus
A. E. Parr, 1927
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Astronesthes spatulifer
Gibbs &
McKinney, 1988
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Astronesthes splendidus
A. B. Brauer, 1902 (Splendid snaggletooth)
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Astronesthes tanibe
Parin &
Borodulina, 2001
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Astronesthes tatyanae
Parin &
Borodulina, 1998
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Astronesthes tchuvasovi
Parin &
Borodulina, 1996
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Astronesthes trifibulatus
Gibbs,
Amaoka &
Haruka, 1984 (Triplethread snaggletooth)
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Astronesthes zetgibbsi
Parin &
Borodulina, 1997
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Astronesthes zharovi
Parin &
Borodulina, 1998
References