Common fangtooth

Anoplogaster cornuta

''Anoplogaster cornuta'', the common fangtooth, is a species of deep sea fish found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide. It is found at depths of from 2 to 5,000 metres with the adults usually found from 500 to 5,000 metres and the young usually found near the surface. This species grows to a total length of about 18 cm . While a source of food for pelagic carnivorous fishes, this species is of no interest for human fisheries.

Fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta) trawled from the Gulf of Mexico from between 1,500 and 1,200 meters depth, July 2018. Part of the DEEPEND project.
Another Fangtooth (Anoplogaster cornuta), trawled at night from between 200 meters depth and the surface, Gulf of Mexico, August 2015; part of the DEEPEND project.