Kingdom Animalia Family Anoplogastridae Genus Fangtooth Order Beryciformes | Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Fangtooth, Anoplogaster cornuta, Beryciformes, Saccopharynx, Stauroteuthis | ||
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).
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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.