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 as a lure to attract small prey into striking distance.
| Stareater | |
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| Astronesthes sp. (2008). The soft skin on this specimen was damaged by the net in which it was collected. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Subfamily: | Astronesthinae |
| Genus: | Astronesthes J. Richardson, 1845 |
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The fish have delicate skin, and mouths filled with sharp, needlelike, curved teeth.
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