Undistinguished sabretooth (Odontostomops normalops)

Scientific name: Odontostomops normalops Parr, 1928

Undistinguished sabretooth (Odontostomops normalops)

The Undistinguished sabretooth (Odontostomops normalops) is a marine fish of the family Evermannellidae.

Biology

Mesopelagic at ca. 100-1000 m. Larvae. Feeds on other midwater fishes. Synchronous hermaphrodites.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Odontostomops normalops
Family
Evermannellidae (Sabertooth fishes)
Order
Aulopiformes (Grinners)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.3
Depth range
400–1000 m (1312–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 400 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Absent in the Mediterranean and in the eastern tropical Pacific. Widespread in the Eastern Central Atlantic but recorded mainly between 5?N and south of the equator. South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

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

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