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Blue Snaggletooth (Astronesthes cyaneus)
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Blue Snaggletooth (Astronesthes cyaneus) specimen
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Stomiidae

Blue Snaggletooth

Astronesthes cyaneus

Ten Point Eight Centimeters Stomiid Fish of the Hawaiian Islands

  • Black
  • Blue
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small

Blue Snaggletooth is a marine fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 10.8 cm.

Family
Stomiidae
Maximum length
10.8 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: northern Madagascar to adjacent waters of the Ogasawara Islands and adjacent waters of the Hawaiian Islands. Also reported from the Philippine Sea.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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