| Family: |
Anotopteridae (Daggertooth) |
| Max. size: |
96 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 5100 m |
| Distribution: |
North Atlantic: from Canada (Ref. 5951), Greenland and Davis Strait, to Madeira I. and Canary Is. (Ref. 31260). |
| Diagnosis: |
Anal soft rays: 12-15; Vertebrae: 77-81. In adults, head depth 23.2-26.8% of lower jaw length. Postorbital area 5.5-7.6% SL or 28.8-33.3% (less than 3 times smaller than HL). Rear edge of gill cover overlaps with the middle of the 4th vertebrae. Postadipose distance 6-7.4% SL (Ref. 31260). |
| Biology: |
Epimesopelagic species. Juveniles and fry observed exclusively within the central-circle current and its periphery; large adults caught mainly in boreal and sub-arctic waters. Feeds mainly on small and moderate-sized mesopelagic fishes; the largest Paralepis coregonoides and Arctozenus risso, had body length of 28-30 cm; a specimen caught from the southern region of Reykjanes Ridge had 12 individuals of Sebastes mentella ranging from 4.5-5 cm. Stomachs of those caught in the Mid-Atlantic Ridge have small squids (Ref. 31260). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 02 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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