Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Order Stomiiformes | Family Stomiidae Rank Genus Subclass Neopterygii | |
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Similar Bathophilus, Stomiidae, Astronesthes niger, Stomiiformes, Aristostomias | ||
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.
Species
There are currently 48 recognized species in this genus:
References
Stareater (fish) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA