Astronesthinae

Villarins, Bárbara T., Dario, Fabio Di, Eduardo, Leandro N., Lucena-Frédou, Flávia, Bertrand, Arnaud, Prokofiev, Artem M. & Mincarone, Michael M., 2022, Deep-sea dragonfishes (Teleostei: Stomiiformes) collected from off northeastern Brazil, with a review of the species reported from the Brazilian Exclusive Economic Zone, Neotropical Ichthyology (e 220004) 20 (2), pp. 1-78 : 30

Astronesthinae

Members of the Astronesthinae can be recognized in the Stomiidae by an elongated body; mouth large; barbel present on chin; absence of scales; dorsal-fin origin well in advance of anal-fin origin; dorsal adipose fin present, except in the genus Rhadinesthes Regan & Trewavas, 1929 ; ventral adipose fin often present in front of anal fin; 9–21 dorsal-fin rays; 12–28 anal-fin rays (Stewart, Kenaley, 2015b; Nelson et al., 2016).