South Ocean daggertooth

Anotopterus vorax

Before spawning it sheds teeth and reduces its gut

Anotopterus vorax, the Southern Ocean daggertooth, is a species of daggertooth. It inhabits the Southern Ocean circumglobally.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Alepisauridae
Genus: Anotopterus
Maximum length: 105 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Southern Ocean: circumglobal (Ref. 31260 ). Collected from Meteor and Maud rises, in the Lazarev Sea, and near the South Sandwich Islands (Ref. 36355 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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