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Stareater (fish)

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 to lure prey into striking distance.

Species

There are currently 48 recognized species in this genus: [1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Astronesthes in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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