Smallhead snaggletooth (Neonesthes microcephalus)

Scientific name: Neonesthes microcephalus Norman, 1930

Smallhead snaggletooth (Neonesthes microcephalus)

The Smallhead snaggletooth (Neonesthes microcephalus) is a marine fish of the family Stomiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 21 - 24. Body black in color, often iridescent.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Neonesthes microcephalus
Family
Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
17.2
Depth range
600–1600 m (1969–5249 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 600 - 1600 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: south of about 3?N, mostly south of 15?S. Across the south Atlantic between 15? and 40?S. One specimen known from 3?S-26?W. Also known from the southern Indian and west Pacific oceans and off Hawaii.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (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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