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Boulenger's Snaggletooth
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Boulenger's Snaggletooth

Astronesthes boulengeri

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.

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