Temperate snaggletooth (Astronesthes psychrolutes)

Scientific name: Astronesthes psychrolutes Gibbs & Weitzman, 1965

The Temperate snaggletooth (Astronesthes psychrolutes) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae. Native range: Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere.

Species facts

Scientific name
Astronesthes psychrolutes
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Depth range
1500 m (4921 ft)
Environment
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range ? - 1500 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Circumglobal in the southern hemisphere.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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