Atlantic Snaggletooth
📖 Overview
Overview information for Atlantic Snaggletooth is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Anal soft rays: 13 - 15; Vertebrae: 43 - 45. Last photophore of VAL series behind origin of anal and last photophore of VAV series. Aggregation of luminous tissue on head, when fully developed in fish > 7 cm SL, forming two triangular spots in upper and lower corners of gill cover; longitudinally orientated aggregations of luminous tissue on the anterior part of body, the largest of them behind pectoral fin insertion (slightly above lateral row of photophores) and close to pelvic fins (above median line of body and immediately above lateral row of photophores) .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Atlantic Snaggletooth is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Atlantic Snaggletooth is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Atlantic Snaggletooth is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 300 - 1200 m . Deep-water Endemic to warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Atlantic Snaggletooth |
| 🌍CES | svítivec atlantský |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 17 records indexed .
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