Astronesthes

Astronesthes is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the family dragonfishes. Individuals can grow to 11 cm.

EOL has data for 15 attributes, including:

bioluminescent
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Bioluminescent
- Definition: Has this organism been observed to produce and transmit light?
- Attribution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioluminescence
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yes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/yes
- Definition: This statement is true; the answer to this question is yes.
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Atlantic Ocean: known only between the eastern part of the Gulf of Mexico (27Â°N, 86Â°W) and southern Angola (17Â°S, 10Â°E)
habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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sea
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000016
- Definition: A large expanse of saline water usually connected with an ocean.
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number of public records in bold
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
- Definition: number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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11
standard length
- URI: http://purl.org/obo/owlATOL_0001659
- Definition: length of a fish measured from the tip of the snout to the posterior end of the last vertebra or to the posterior end of the midlateral portion of the hypural plate. Simply put, this measurement excludes the length of the caudal fin
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11 cm
water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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5206 m
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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1.82 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Astronesthes. View this species on GBIF

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Astronesthes includes 48 children: