Global InformationAstronesthes niger information
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Stomiidae |
| Genus: | Astronesthes |
| Species: | A. niger
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| Binomial name | |
| Astronesthes niger Richardson, 1845 [1]
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Astronesthes niger, commonly known as snaggletooth, is a species of small, deep sea fish in the family Stomiidae. It occurs in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, as well as the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, at depths to 1,000 m (3,300 ft).
- ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2015). "Astronesthes niger Richardson, 1845". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 March 2016.