Alepisauridae

lancetfish

Alepisaurus ferox

Conspecific remains found inside its stomach

• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• East Asia
• North America
• South America
• Elongated
• Large

Alepisaurus ferox, also known as the long snouted lancetfish, longnose lancetfish, or cannibal fish, is a species of lancetfish found in the ocean depths down to 1,830 m (6,000 ft). This species grows to 215 cm (85 in) in total length and a weight of 9 kg (20 lb). The appellation cannibal fish stems from discoveries of partially-digested conspecifics in captured specimens.