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Black snaggletooth (Astronesthes indicus)
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Ecological Illustration of Black snaggletooth (Astronesthes indicus)
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Stomiidae

Black snaggletooth

Astronesthes indicus

Luminous patches span from gill to jaw

  • Black
  • Marine fish
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium

Black snaggletooth is known around the recorded range as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the largest recorded length is 21 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Dragonfishes and Allies
Family
Stomiidae
Genus
Astronesthes
Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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RELATED SPECIES

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