Anoplogaster brachycera Kotlyar, 1986
Shorthorn fangtooth
Anoplogaster brachycera
photo by FAO

Family:  Anoplogastridae (Fangtooths)
Max. size:  6 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1500 m
Distribution:  Pacific and Atlantic: tropical waters, from the Sulu Sea in the western Pacific and from the Gulf of Mexico to north of the Bahamas Islands in the western Atlantic (Ref. 50735); off southeastern USA (Moore, pers. comm.).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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