Stomiidae

slender snaggletooth

Rhadinesthes decimus

Forty One Centimeters Stomiid Fish of the Indian Ocean

• Tropical
• Northern Hemisphere
• Southern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• Africa
• Europe
• Elongated
• Medium

Rhadinesthes decimus, the slender snaggletooth, is a species of barbeled dragonfish found in the ocean depths reaching to 4,900 metres (16,100 ft). This species grows to a length of 41.0 centimetres (16.1 in) SL. This species is the only known species in its genus.