Biology:Shorthorn fangtooth
| Shorthorn fangtooth | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Family: | Anoplogastridae |
| Genus: | Anoplogaster |
| Species: | A. brachycera
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| Binomial name | |
| Anoplogaster brachycera Kotlyar, 1986
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The shorthorn fangtooth (Anoplogaster brachycera) is a species of fangtooth found in the tropical waters of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at depths down to 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).
Information
This species grows to a length of 6 centimetres (2.4 in) SL. The shorthorn fangtooth is known to be found in a marine environment within a bathypelagic depth range of about 0 – 1500 meters. This species is native to a deep-water area. The maximum recorded length of this species as an unsexed male is about 6 centimeters or about 2.36 inches. The shorthorn fangtooth is native to the areas of Pacific and Atlantic oceans, tropical waters, the Sulu Sea, the western Pacific, the Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas Islands, the western Atlantic, and off of the southeastern United States of America.[1][2]
References
- ↑ "Anoplogaster brachycera Kotlyar, 1986 Shorthorn fangtooth". Fish Base. http://www.fishbase.org/summary/12018. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
- ↑ "Anoplogaster brachycera — Details Shorthorn Sabertooth". Encyclopedia of Everything. http://eol.org/pages/223118/details. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
Notes
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Anoplogaster brachycera" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1828261 entry
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