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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Astronesthinae
Etymology: Astronesthes: Greek, astra = ray + Greek, esthes, -es = suit, something used to wrap (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: The fallen angel Lucifer, of the Judeo-Christian tradition, is referred to in the fourteenth chapter of the Biblical book of Isaiah: ‘How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst we [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
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Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas batipelágico; intervalo de profundidade 25 - 704 m (Ref. 58302). Deep-water; 36°N - 33°S, 43°E - 154°W
Indo-Pacific: Japan, off the Hawaiian Islands, and the Timor Sea. Reported from Taiwan (Ref. 5193), Australia (Ref. 7300), and Yemen (Ref. 28061).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 41299)
Descrição breve
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 0; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 11 - 13; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 17 - 20. AC discontinuous, 2 or 3 photopores ranging from 5th to 8th displaced upward. Barbel distinctly longer than head, its stem speckled with melanophores. A prominent black band extending from ventral to lateral side of caudal peduncle. Attains 12 cm SL.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Found on continental slopes and sea mountains (Ref. 41299). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 11.7 - 23.4, mean 17.4 °C (based on 430 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00407 (0.00167 - 0.00996), b=3.05 (2.83 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliência (Ref.
120179): Elevada, tempo mínimo de duplicação da população menor que 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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