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Anoplogaster cornuta (Valenciennes, 1833)
Fangtooth
Family: Anoplogasteridae
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Source: Distribution of Anoplogaster cornuta as compiled by Aquamaps

Species Information

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 20; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9; Vertebrae: 28. Body uniformly blackish or dark blackish brown (Ref. 27363). Lateral line an open groove, bridged by scales at intervals. Swim bladder present. Juveniles: long cephalic and preopercular spine; big eye; teeth on jaws small, multiserial on premaxilaries; no teeth on palatine and vomer; gill rakers long and slender. Adult: no cephalic and preopercular spines; eye small; gill rakers tooth-like in groups on bony bases.

Source: FishBase. Post, A. 1986 . (Ref. 4737).

Biology

Species Biology

Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426). Adults occur mainly between 500 and 2,000 m, but ranging from near the surface (young) to 5,000 m. Form schools, swim in small groups or solitary. Carnivorous (Ref. 27155), feeding on crustaceans when young and on fish mainly when adults (Ref. 4737). Serve as food for pelagic fishes such as tuna, albacore, and marlin (Ref. 5951). Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36624). marine; depth range 2 - 4992 m (Ref. 50610), usually 500 - 2000 m. Deep water.

Source: FishBase. Post, A. 1986 . (Ref. 4737).

Distribution

Distribution

Worldwide in tropical to temperate seas. In the western Atlantic it is also known from the Flemish Cap (Ref. 5951).

Source: FishBase. Post, A. 1986 . (Ref. 4737).

Status Information

Origin StatusProvincial StatusBC List
(Red Blue List)		COSEWIC
NativeSNRNo StatusNot Listed



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