Slender Snaggletooth
Rhadinesthes decimus
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 0–4900 m
- Max size: 41 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
A slim, dark dragonfish of the open ocean with a chin barbel and rows of light producing organs along its body. By day it stays below 500 metres, rising at night to hunt midwater fishes and crustaceans with its long fanglike teeth. It grows to about forty centimetres.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Stomiiformes › Stomiidae › Rhadinesthes
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 127373.
FAQ
- How deep does the Slender Snaggletooth live?
- The Slender Snaggletooth (Rhadinesthes decimus) is typically found at 0–4900 m.
- Is the Slender Snaggletooth dangerous to divers?
- The Slender Snaggletooth is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Slender Snaggletooth get?
- The Slender Snaggletooth grows to about 41 cm.