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.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Dragonfishes and Allies
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Rhadinesthes
Maximum length: 41 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Mauritania and off Namibia; reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462 ). Also tropical Indian Ocean, eastern and western South Pacific, and central North Pacific.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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