Scientific Name	Astronesthes chrysophekadion   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Bleeker, 1849)	Depth	100 - 1120M
Chinese	金星衫魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	巨口魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F182　Stomiidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	金星衫魚
Max Length	13.4 cmSL	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	巨口魚
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Boleling, northern Bali, Indonesia
Synonyms	Stomianodon chrysophekadion
Reference	1.臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993); 2.Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text); 3.Nakabo, T. (ed.). 2013. Fishes of Japan with Pictorial Keys to the Species. Third Edition. Tokyo: Tokai University Press. 2428 pp.  Dr. P. Bleeker 1849 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0063355. ASIZP0063393. ASIZP0063394. ASIZP0063395. ASIZP0063396. ASIZP0063397. ASIZP0063398.
Common Name	Lightfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Pectoral rays 6 (7); pelvic rays 7; dorsal rays 11-12; anal rays 17-19. Photophores as follows: IP 10; PV 17-19; VAV 21-23; AC 5+2+4(rarely 5) =11-12; IC 59-63; OA 37-39. Barbel length about 0.1-0.6 times less than the head length, and increase with SL; AC photophores discontinuous, the 6th to 7th elevate than level of others; caudal peduncle without black band behind posterior part of anal fin.
habitats
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific, recorded from Japan, Taiwan, Papua New Guinea, and Indonesia. Depth rang is about 60-1840 m.
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