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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).
Eponymy: Tat’yana Nikolaevna Belyanina is a specialist in oceanic fishes, working at the P P Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Moscow. The binomial is formed by the first two letters of each of her names. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1060 - ? m (Ref. 44401). Deep-water
Southeast Atlantic and Southeast Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 44401)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Iiapnh, H.B., 2001. Description of a new mesopelagic fish Astronesthes tanibe (Astronesthidae, Stomiiformes) from the notal waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Vopr. Ikhtiol. 41(3):416-419. (Ref. 44401)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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