Anoplogastridae

fangtooth

Anoplogaster cornuta

Young near surface adults descend five thousand meters

• Yellow
• Cross-climate
• Temperate
• Tropical
• Globally widespread
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Deep-bodied
• Compressed cross-section
• Medium

Anoplogaster cornuta, the common fangtooth, is a species of deep sea fish found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide. It is found at depths of from 2 to 5,000 metres (10 to 16,400 ft) with the adults usually found from 500 to 5,000 metres (1,640 to 16,400 ft) and the young usually found near the surface. This species grows to a total length of about 18 cm (7 in).