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Snaggletooths or stareaters are any of a number of small, deep-sea stomiid fish in the genus ''Astronesthes''. They possess a
bioluminescent Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by living organisms. It is a form of chemiluminescence. Bioluminescence occurs widely in marine vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as in some Fungus, fungi, microorganisms including ...
red chin barbel that the fish use as a lure to attract small prey into striking distance. The fish have delicate skin, and mouths filled with sharp, needlelike, curved teeth.


Species

There are currently 48 recognized species in this genus: * '' Astronesthes atlanticus'' Parin & Borodulina, 1996 * '' Astronesthes bilobatus'' Parin & Borodulina, 1996 (Twinlobe snaggletooth) * '' Astronesthes boulengeri'' Gilchrist, 1902 (Boulenger's snaggletooth) * '' Astronesthes caulophorus''
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& Trewavas, 1929
* '' Astronesthes chrysophekadion'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Astronesthes cyaneus'' ( A. B. Brauer, 1902) * '' Astronesthes decoratus'' Parin & Borodulina, 2002 * '' Astronesthes dupliglandis'' Parin & Borodulina, 1997 * '' Astronesthes exsul'' Parin & Borodulina, 2002 (Exile snaggletooth) * '' Astronesthes fedorovi'' Parin & Borodulina, 1994 * '' Astronesthes formosana'' Y. C. Liao, L. S. Chen & K. T. Shao, 2006 * '' Astronesthes galapagensis'' Parin, Borodulina & Hulley, 1999 * '' Astronesthes gemmifer''
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& T. H. Bean, 1896
* '' Astronesthes gibbsi'' Borodulina, 1992 * '' Astronesthes gudrunae'' Parin & Borodulina, 2002 * '' Astronesthes haplophos'' Parin & Borodulina, 2002 * '' Astronesthes ijimai'' S. Tanaka (I), 1908 (Ijima's snaggletooth) * '' Astronesthes illuminatus'' Parin, Borodulina & Hulley, 1999 * '' Astronesthes indicus'' A. B. Brauer, 1902 (Black snaggletooth) * '' Astronesthes indopacificus'' Parin & Borodulina, 1997 (Indo-Pacific snaggletooth) * '' Astronesthes karsteni'' Parin & Borodulina, 2002 * '' Astronesthes kreffti''
Gibbs Gibbs or GIBBS is a surname and acronym. It may refer to: People * Gibbs (surname) Places * Gibbs (crater), on the Moon * Gibbs, Missouri, US * Gibbs, Tennessee, US * Gibbs Island (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica * 2937 Gibbs, an asteroid ...
& McKinney, 1988
(Krefft's snaggletooth) * '' Astronesthes lamellosus'' Goodyear &
Gibbs Gibbs or GIBBS is a surname and acronym. It may refer to: People * Gibbs (surname) Places * Gibbs (crater), on the Moon * Gibbs, Missouri, US * Gibbs, Tennessee, US * Gibbs Island (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica * 2937 Gibbs, an asteroid ...
, 1970
* '' Astronesthes lampara'' Parin & Borodulina, 1998 * '' Astronesthes leucopogon''
Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
& Trewavas, 1929
* '' Astronesthes lucibucca'' Parin & Borodulina, 1996 * '' Astronesthes lucifer'' C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Pacific astronesthid fish) * '' Astronesthes luetkeni''
Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
& Trewavas, 1929
* '' Astronesthes lupina'' Whitley, 1941 (Little wolf) * '' Astronesthes macropogon'' Goodyear &
Gibbs Gibbs or GIBBS is a surname and acronym. It may refer to: People * Gibbs (surname) Places * Gibbs (crater), on the Moon * Gibbs, Missouri, US * Gibbs, Tennessee, US * Gibbs Island (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica * 2937 Gibbs, an asteroid ...
, 1970
* '' Astronesthes martensii'' Klunzinger, 1871 * '' Astronesthes micropogon'' Goodyear &
Gibbs Gibbs or GIBBS is a surname and acronym. It may refer to: People * Gibbs (surname) Places * Gibbs (crater), on the Moon * Gibbs, Missouri, US * Gibbs, Tennessee, US * Gibbs Island (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica * 2937 Gibbs, an asteroid ...
, 1970
* '' Astronesthes neopogon''
Regan The family name Regan, along with its cognates O'Regan, O Regan, Reagan, and O'Reagan, is an Anglicized form of the Irish surname Ó Riagáin or Ó Ríogáin, from Ua Riagáin. The meaning is likely to have originated in ancient Gaelic ''ri'' ...
& Trewavas, 1929
* ''
Astronesthes niger ''Astronesthes niger'', commonly known as snaggletooth, is a species of small, deep sea fish in the family Stomiidae. It occurs in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as the Indian Ocean ...
'' J. Richardson, 1845 * '' Astronesthes nigroides''
Gibbs Gibbs or GIBBS is a surname and acronym. It may refer to: People * Gibbs (surname) Places * Gibbs (crater), on the Moon * Gibbs, Missouri, US * Gibbs, Tennessee, US * Gibbs Island (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica * 2937 Gibbs, an asteroid ...
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, 1960
* '' Astronesthes oligoa'' Parin & Borodulina, 2002 * '' Astronesthes psychrolutes'' (
Gibbs Gibbs or GIBBS is a surname and acronym. It may refer to: People * Gibbs (surname) Places * Gibbs (crater), on the Moon * Gibbs, Missouri, US * Gibbs, Tennessee, US * Gibbs Island (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica * 2937 Gibbs, an asteroid ...
& S. H. Weitzman, 1965)
(Temperate snaggletooth) * '' Astronesthes quasiindicus'' Parin & Borodulina, 1996 * '' Astronesthes richardsoni'' ( Poey, 1852) (Richardson's snaggletooth) * '' Astronesthes similus'' A. E. Parr, 1927 * '' Astronesthes spatulifer''
Gibbs Gibbs or GIBBS is a surname and acronym. It may refer to: People * Gibbs (surname) Places * Gibbs (crater), on the Moon * Gibbs, Missouri, US * Gibbs, Tennessee, US * Gibbs Island (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica * 2937 Gibbs, an asteroid ...
& McKinney, 1988
* '' Astronesthes splendidus'' A. B. Brauer, 1902 (Splendid snaggletooth) * '' Astronesthes tanibe'' Parin & Borodulina, 2001 * '' Astronesthes tatyanae'' Parin & Borodulina, 1998 * '' Astronesthes tchuvasovi'' Parin & Borodulina, 1996 * '' Astronesthes trifibulatus''
Gibbs Gibbs or GIBBS is a surname and acronym. It may refer to: People * Gibbs (surname) Places * Gibbs (crater), on the Moon * Gibbs, Missouri, US * Gibbs, Tennessee, US * Gibbs Island (South Shetland Islands), Antarctica * 2937 Gibbs, an asteroid ...
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, 1984
(Triplethread snaggletooth) * '' Astronesthes zetgibbsi'' Parin & Borodulina, 1997 * '' Astronesthes zharovi'' Parin & Borodulina, 1998 File:Astronesthes cyaneus.jpg, '' Astronesthes cyaneus'' File:Astronesthes gemmifer.jpg, '' Astronesthes gemmifer'' File:Astronesthes lucifer.jpg, '' Astronesthes lucifer'' File:Asmar u3.jpg, '' Astronesthes martensii'' File:Astronesthes niger.PNG, ''
Astronesthes niger ''Astronesthes niger'', commonly known as snaggletooth, is a species of small, deep sea fish in the family Stomiidae. It occurs in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as the Indian Ocean ...
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References

Stomiidae {{Stomiiformes-stub