Fangtooth Fish
Anoplogaster cornuta
The ocean's biggest grin fits in your hand.
The fangtooth packs an enormous set of teeth into a fish no longer than a banana. It cruises dark water with a tough body built for pressure and chilly temperatures.
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Darkness Shroud Deck
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Creature passport
- Home
- It lives in tropical and temperate oceans worldwide, from about 500 to nearly 5,000 meters deep.
- Favorite foods
- Adults eat fishes and squid, while youngsters begin with tiny crustaceans.
- Size check
- Up to about 6 in (16 cm)—banana-sized
Tell-your-friends facts
Four wonderfully wild things
- 1
Its teeth are among the largest of any fish compared with body size.
- 2
Pockets in the roof of its mouth keep the lower fangs from piercing its brain.
- 3
Young fangtooths look so different that scientists once gave them another name.
- 4
Unlike many neighbors, it has no glowing photophores.
Ocean superpower
Built to be amazing
Oversized teeth lock into special head pockets so the mouth can close.
Junior scientist tip
What should I look for?
The huge lower fangs, blocky head, and small dark body are unmistakable.
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