Slender snaggletooth (Rhadinesthes decimus)

Scientific name: Rhadinesthes decimus Zugmayer, 1911

Slender snaggletooth (Rhadinesthes decimus)

The Slender snaggletooth (Rhadinesthes decimus) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-13; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 21. Teeth on upper jaw slender, all short, widely spaced; 10 to 12 on premaxillary, 14 to 30 teeth on maxillary. No well-developed canines in jaws. Pelvic insertion nearer to tip of snout than to caudal base. Dorsal origin well behind pelvic insertion. Dorsal adipose fin absent.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rhadinesthes decimus
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
41.0
Depth range
0–4900 m (0–16076 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 4900 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Bay of Biscay to Mauritania and off Namibia; reported from Iceland. Also tropical Indian Ocean, eastern and western South Pacific, and central North Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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