Scientific Name	Astronesthes trifibulatus   Pronounce			by: Kwang-Tsao Shao
Author	Gibbs, Amaoka & Haruta, 1984	Depth	0 - 670M
Chinese	三絲星衫魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	巨口魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F182　Stomiidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	三絲星衫魚
Max Length	15 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	巨口魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pan_Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off Hawaiian Islands, 21°20'N, 158°20'W, depth 0-170 meters
Synonyms	Astronesthes trifibulata
Reference	Liao et al., 2005; Gibbs et al., 1984  Gibbs, R. H., Jr., K. Amaoka etc. 1984 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057164. ASIZP0063415. ASIZP0063416. ASIZP0063417. ASIZP0080172.
Common Name	Triplethread snaggletooth
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Pectoral rays 6-8, pelvic rays 7, dorsal rays 12-14, anal rays 17-20. Photophores: IP 10-11, PV 16-17, VAV 20-24, AC 11, IC 58-62, OA 37-41. Luminous tissue on head between nostrils and eyes, luminous patch on opercle absent. Rows of photophores between IP to PV linear. Posterior OA photophores striate not higher than others. Barbel longer than head length, terminal tip of bulb with one filament. One pair of short filament situate on each side of middle part of bulb. Body color brown with metallic sheen on sides of head and body when in deposited. Ventral series of IC photophores golden metallic sheen then in fresh. Pectoral and pelvic fin membrane with several small pigmented photophores. Numerous black pigments scattered inside the mouth and on brain membrane. Barbel stem black with white bulb.
habitats
Distribution	Indo-Pacific, in tropical and subtropical waters, including the northwestern Pacific Trough. Depth range is about nearly surface to about 1600 m.
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