WoRMS taxon details
Astronesthes niger Richardson, 1845
127328 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127328)
accepted
Species
Astronesthes nigra Richardson, 1845 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Chauliodus fieldii (Valenciennes, 1846) · unaccepted
Stomias fieldii Valenciennes, 1846 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Richardson, J. (1845). Ichthyology.--Part 2. <em>In R. B. Hinds (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42.</em> , No. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 71-98, Pls. 45-54. [details]
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: through most of the Atlantic, from about 43°N to 36°S, but absent in the west from 5°N to 20°S
Distribution Atlantic Ocean: through most of the Atlantic, from about 43°N to 36°S, but absent in the west from 5°N to 20°S [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Astronesthes niger Richardson, 1845. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127328 on 2026-07-09
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Nomenclature
original description
Richardson, J. (1845). Ichthyology.--Part 2. <em>In R. B. Hinds (ed.) The zoology of the voyage of H. M. S. Sulphur, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, R. N., C. B., F. R. G. S., etc., during the years 1836-42.</em> , No. 9. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 71-98, Pls. 45-54. [details]
original description (of Stomias fieldii Valenciennes, 1846) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1846). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-huitième. Suite du livre dix-huitième. Cyprinoïdes. Livre dix-neuvième. Des Ésoces ou Lucioïdes. v. 18: i-xix + 2 pp. + 1-505 + 2 pp., Pls. 520-553. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
original description (of Stomias fieldii Valenciennes, 1846) Cuvier, G.; Valenciennes, A. (1846). Histoire naturelle des poissons. Tome dix-huitième. Suite du livre dix-huitième. Cyprinoïdes. Livre dix-neuvième. Des Ésoces ou Lucioïdes. v. 18: i-xix + 2 pp. + 1-505 + 2 pp., Pls. 520-553. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.19.1.178 [details] Available for editors
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additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1933). Preliminary account of deep sea dives in the bathysphere with especial reference to one of 2200 feet. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences U.S.A., 19(1): 178-188, available online at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.19.1.178 [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on midwater fishes and crustaceans [details]Distribution Atlantic Ocean: through most of the Atlantic, from about 43°N to 36°S, but absent in the west from 5°N to 20°S [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat An oceanic and mesopelagic species usually found deeper than 500 m during the day. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | snaggletooth | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (17 publications) (from synonym Astronesthes nigra Richardson, 1845)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Stomias fieldii Valenciennes, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Chauliodus fieldii (Valenciennes, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astronesthes niger)
To FishBase (from synonym Astronesthes nigra Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Stomias fieldii Valenciennes, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Chauliodus fieldii (Valenciennes, 1846))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Astronesthes nigra Richardson, 1845)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Astronesthes niger P01340 illustration) (from synonym Stomias fieldii Valenciennes, 1846)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Astronesthes niger P07565 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Stomias fieldii Valenciennes, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Chauliodus fieldii (Valenciennes, 1846))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (52 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Astronesthes niger)
To FishBase (from synonym Astronesthes nigra Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Stomias fieldii Valenciennes, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Chauliodus fieldii (Valenciennes, 1846))
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Astronesthes nigra Richardson, 1845)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Astronesthes niger P01340 illustration) (from synonym Stomias fieldii Valenciennes, 1846)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Astronesthes niger P07565 illustration)
To PESI
To ITIS
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym
Hosted externally
