ElmerFudd Report This Comment Date: January 15, 2005 02:07PM
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The fangtooth has a short deep body with a large head and mouth. The body is
covered with small prickly scales. The distinct lateral line is an open groove
partially covered by scales. There are mucous cavities on the head separated by
serrated ridges. As the common name suggests, this fish has very long pointed
teeth. The lower jaw fangs slide into pockets in the roof of the mouth when the
jaws close.
This species is dark brown to black.
Adults and juveniles look very different. Juveniles have long head spines and
are light grey. They don't begin to look like adults until they reach about 8cm
in length. Adults and juveniles look so different they were described as a
different species in the 1800s.
The Fangtooth grows to 17cm in length.
Juveniles eat crustaceans and adults eat fishes.
This species occurs in bathypelagic (glossary) and mesopelagic (glossary) depths
down to 4992m. It most common between 500m and 2000m, in temperate marine waters
worldwide.
In Australia it is known from off central to southern New South Wales.
View a map of the collecting localities of specimens in the Australian Museum
Fish Collection.
A second species in the genus Anoplogaster was described using seven juveniles
(20mm to 60mm SL) in 1986. A.brachycera differs from the Fangtooth by a
combination of characters including less dorsal fin rays (16 to 17 versus 17 to
19), shorter head spines (brachycera is derived from Greek and means
"short-horned"
, and differences in the growth of the fangs and
scales.
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: January 15, 2005 02:32PM
Fuck me thats an ugly fish
Tiw Report This Comment Date: January 15, 2005 04:10PM
Looks like a fish from Finding Nemo
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: January 15, 2005 07:43PM
looks like something from the movie Aliens.
Stiffler Report This Comment Date: January 15, 2005 08:12PM
This and a bunch more of these prehistoric fish pictures have been going around
on an e-mail. Apparently they have all been found washed up on various shores
where the boxing day tsunami hit.
AwPhuch Report This Comment Date: January 16, 2005 02:16AM
Im gonna have fucking nightmares now!!
duuuuuuuuuuuuude Report This Comment Date: January 16, 2005 04:14AM
i think it's cute
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: January 16, 2005 05:09AM
looks like my ex mother-in -law
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: February 03, 2005 02:34AM
The fish weren't washed up by the tsunami, that was a hoax, but they are real
really cool fish!
fatalberthotmailcom Report This Comment Date: February 04, 2005 11:54AM
it looks like my girl friend
fatalberthotmailcom Report This Comment Date: February 04, 2005 12:00PM
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fatalberthotmailcom Report This Comment Date: February 04, 2005 12:00PM
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fatalberthotmailcom Report This Comment Date: February 04, 2005 12:00PM
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fatalberthotmailcom Report This Comment Date: February 04, 2005 12:00PM
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fatalberthotmailcom Report This Comment Date: February 04, 2005 12:00PM
never mind i waz just kidding she is alot hotter then that
fatalberthotmailcom Report This Comment Date: February 04, 2005 12:00PM
never mind i waz just kidding she is alot hotter then that
fatalberthotmailcom Report This Comment Date: February 04, 2005 12:00PM
never mind i waz just kidding she is alot hotter then that
fatalberthotmailcom Report This Comment Date: February 04, 2005 12:01PM
she is my woman i love her so much
Pieter Report This Comment Date: February 04, 2005 06:18PM
LOL I EAT ONE OF THEM FOR DINNER!
Anonymous Report This Comment Date: February 05, 2005 06:56AM
no,it really does look like ur old girlfriend
jimstatz Report This Comment Date: March 08, 2005 06:03AM
Nice doggy!!!
