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Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Astronesthinae
Etymology: Neonesthes: Greek, neos = new + Greek, esthes = suit, something used to wrap (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Norman.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 600 - 1600 m (Ref. 58302). Deep-water
Eastern Atlantic: south of about 3°N, mostly south of 15°S. Across the south Atlantic between 15° and 40°S. One specimen known from 3°S-26°W. Also known from the southern Indian and west Pacific oceans and off Hawaii.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4465)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Bathypelagic (Ref. 58302) and mesopelagic species (Ref. 4465, 75154). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gibbs, R.H. Jr., 1990. Astronesthidae. p. 300-307. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 1. (Ref. 4465)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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