Stareater (fish) explained
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.[1]
Species
There are currently 48 recognized species in this genus:
- Astronesthes atlanticus Parin & Borodulina, 1996
- Astronesthes bilobatus Parin & Borodulina, 1996 (Twinlobe snaggletooth)
- Astronesthes boulengeri Gilchrist, 1902 (Boulenger's snaggletooth)
- Astronesthes caulophorus Regan & Trewavas, 1929
- Astronesthes chrysophekadion (Bleeker, 1849)
- Astronesthes cyaneus (A. B. Brauer, 1902)
- Astronesthes decoratus Parin & Borodulina, 2002
- Astronesthes dupliglandis Parin & Borodulina, 1997
- Astronesthes exsul Parin & Borodulina, 2002 (Exile snaggletooth)
- Astronesthes fedorovi Parin & Borodulina, 1994
- Astronesthes formosana Y. C. Liao, L. S. Chen & K. T. Shao, 2006
- Astronesthes galapagensis Parin, Borodulina & Hulley, 1999
- Astronesthes gemmifer Goode & T. H. Bean, 1896
- Astronesthes gibbsi Borodulina, 1992
- Astronesthes gudrunae Parin & Borodulina, 2002
- Astronesthes haplophos Parin & Borodulina, 2002
- Astronesthes ijimai S. Tanaka (I), 1908 (Ijima's snaggletooth)
- Astronesthes illuminatus Parin, Borodulina & Hulley, 1999
- Astronesthes indicus A. B. Brauer, 1902 (Black snaggletooth)
- Astronesthes indopacificus Parin & Borodulina, 1997 (Indo-Pacific snaggletooth)
- Astronesthes karsteni Parin & Borodulina, 2002
- Astronesthes kreffti Gibbs & McKinney, 1988 (Krefft's snaggletooth)
- Astronesthes lamellosus Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970
- Astronesthes lampara Parin & Borodulina, 1998
- Astronesthes leucopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1929
- Astronesthes lucibucca Parin & Borodulina, 1996
- Astronesthes lucifer C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Pacific astronesthid fish)
- Astronesthes luetkeni Regan & Trewavas, 1929
- Astronesthes lupina Whitley, 1941 (Little wolf)
- Astronesthes macropogon Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970
- Astronesthes martensii Klunzinger, 1871
- Astronesthes micropogon Goodyear & Gibbs, 1970
- Astronesthes neopogon Regan & Trewavas, 1929
- Astronesthes niger J. Richardson, 1845
- Astronesthes nigroides Gibbs & Aron, 1960
- Astronesthes oligoa Parin & Borodulina, 2002
- Astronesthes psychrolutes (Gibbs & S. H. Weitzman, 1965) (Temperate snaggletooth)
- Astronesthes quasiindicus Parin & Borodulina, 1996
- Astronesthes richardsoni (Poey, 1852) (Richardson's snaggletooth)
- Astronesthes similus A. E. Parr, 1927
- Astronesthes spatulifer Gibbs & McKinney, 1988
- Astronesthes splendidus A. B. Brauer, 1902 (Splendid snaggletooth)
- Astronesthes tanibe Parin & Borodulina, 2001
- Astronesthes tatyanae Parin & Borodulina, 1998
- Astronesthes tchuvasovi Parin & Borodulina, 1996
- Astronesthes trifibulatus Gibbs, Amaoka & Haruka, 1984 (Triplethread snaggletooth)
- Astronesthes zetgibbsi Parin & Borodulina, 1997
- Astronesthes zharovi Parin & Borodulina, 1998
Notes and References
- Stewart, Andrew. "Science report: Denizens of the deep: daggertooth and stareater." NZ IPY-CAML Voyage 2008. 2008. Ministry of Fisheries. Crown Copyright: 2008. http://www.fish.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/7CF525AF-2985-4152-B225-28E52E389F3B/0/IPYdiary10.pdf
