Scientific Name
Astronesthes kreffti

Common Name
Krefft's snaggletooth

Biology
Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal soft rays: 19; Vertebrae: 63

Classification

Classified By

Gibbs & McKinney, 1988

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lightfishes and Dragonfishes (Stomiiformes)

Family

Barbeled dragonfishes (Stomiidae)

Distribution

Region

South Atlantic, Indian and Pacific.

Distribution

South Atlantic, Indian and Pacific.

Range

30°S - 50°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

805 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 805 m (Ref. 27073)

Trophic Level

4.12 s.e. 0.64 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

24.6 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (35 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated