Shining Snaggletooth
📖 Overview
Quite common in deep oceanic waters, usually living deeper than 500 m during the day. Smaller individuals migrate to near-surface or even surface waters at night. Feeds on midwater fishes and crustaceans .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 16 - 17. Teeth on maxilla 7. POSTORB single. AC greatly arched behind the anal fin base. Stem of barbel black; the distal end forming a small, spherical white bulb lacking filaments . Body moderately slender and elongate. Serial photophores not broken in small groups. Black in color .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Shining Snaggletooth is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 500 - 2500 m . Deep-water; 36°N - 18°S, 98°W - 143°E south to Angola.
🌿 Ecology
midwater fishes and crustaceans (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Shining Snaggletooth |
| 🌍CES | svítivec běžný |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | loistenaskalisuu |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Sukibatokagegisu · スキバトカゲギス |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 巨口魚 · 掠食巨口魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Astronesthes elucens | Brauer | 1906 | Synonym |
| Borostomias braueri | Regan | 1908 | Synonym |
| Borostomias elusens | Brauer | 1906 | Synonym |
| Borostomias macristius | - | - | Synonym |
| Borostomias schmidti | Regan & Trewavas | 1929 | Synonym |
| Elapterostomias philippinus | Fowler | 1934 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 24 records indexed .
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