Anoplogaster cornuta
| Common fangtooth | |
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| Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Anoplogastridae |
| Genus: | Anoplogaster |
| Species: | A. cornuta |
| Binomial name | |
| Anoplogaster cornuta (Valenciennes, 1833) | |
Anoplogaster cornuta, the common fangtooth, is a species of fangtooth found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide, but has also been found in the Western Atlantic and the Pacific. It is native to 48 different countries all around the globe. It is found at depths of from 2 to 4,992 metres (6.6 to 16,378.0 ft) with the adults usually found from 75 to 5,000 metres (246 to 16,404 ft) and the young usually found near the surface. This species grows to a length of 18 centimetres (7.1 in) TL. While a source of food for pelagic carnivorous fishes, this species is of no interest for human fisheries.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Anoplogaster cornuta" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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