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]
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 [details] Available for editors [request]
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]
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). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
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]
From other sources
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]
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
To FishBase (from synonym Stomias fieldii Valenciennes, 1846)
To FishBase (from synonym Astronesthes nigra Richardson, 1845)
To FishBase (from synonym Chauliodus fieldii (Valenciennes, 1846))
To FishBase images (Astronesthes niger, Canada, by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Astronesthes nigra Richardson, 1845)
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
From editor or global species database
From other sources