Astronesthes
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.
50 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 50 known species
Similar Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes similus
Astronesthes formosana
speciesAstronesthes formosana
Boulenger's Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes boulengeri
Pacific Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes lucifera
Astronesthes chrysophekadion
speciesAstronesthes chrysophekadion
Scanty Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes oligoa
Dark Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes indica
Astronesthes caulophorus
speciesAstronesthes caulophorus
Ijima's Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes ijimai
Indo-Pacific Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes indopacifica
Black Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes nigra
Blackish Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes nigroides
Nobulb Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes richardsoni
Astronesthes galapagensis
speciesAstronesthes galapagensis
Lightorgan Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes gemmifer
Whitebarbel Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes leucopogon
Largebarbel Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes macropogon
Smallbarbel Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes micropogon
Exile Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes exsul
Krefft's Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes kreffti
Little Wolf
speciesAstronesthes lupina
Temperate Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes psychrolutes
Astronesthes dupliglandis
speciesAstronesthes dupliglandis
Astronesthes gibbsi
speciesAstronesthes gibbsi
West Atlantic Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes gudrunae
Astronesthes haplophos
speciesAstronesthes haplophos
Astronesthes lampara
speciesAstronesthes lampara
Astronesthes lucibucca
speciesAstronesthes lucibucca
Astronesthes luetkeni
speciesAstronesthes luetkeni
Astronesthes martensii
speciesAstronesthes martensii
Newbarbel Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes neopogon
Astronesthes tanibe
speciesAstronesthes tanibe
Astronesthes tatyanae
speciesAstronesthes tatyanae
Astronesthes tchuvasovi
speciesAstronesthes tchuvasovi
Astronesthes zetgibbsi
speciesAstronesthes zetgibbsi
Rearfin Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes zharovi
Astronesthes kiyofujii
speciesAstronesthes kiyofujii
Triplethread Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes trifibulata
Astronesthes decorata
speciesAstronesthes decorata
Astronesthes illuminata
speciesAstronesthes illuminata
Astronesthes quasiindica
speciesAstronesthes quasiindica
Twinlobe Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes bilobata
Atlantic Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes atlantica
Astronesthes barbata
speciesAstronesthes barbata
Splendid Snaggletooth
speciesAstronesthes splendida
Astronesthes lamellosa
speciesAstronesthes lamellosa
Astronesthes cyanea
speciesAstronesthes cyanea
Astronesthes spatulifera
speciesAstronesthes spatulifera
Astronesthes karsteni
speciesAstronesthes karsteni
Astronesthes fedorovi
speciesAstronesthes fedorovi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86701.