Stomiidae

Pacific astronesthid fish

Astronesthes lucifer

Stomiid Fish of the Hawaiian Islands

• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Oceania
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Small

Pacific astronesthid fish is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in deep water, and records give a maximum length of 12 cm.