Scientific Name
Bathyprion danae

Common Name
Fangtooth smooth-head

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-27; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 24 - 27. Pelvic fins with a splint bone.

Classification

Classified By

Marshall, 1966

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Smelts (Osmeriformes)

Family

Slickheads (Alepocephalidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Atlantic

Distribution

Eastern Atlantic: Namibia (21?43'S to 27?14'S). Elsewhere, North Atlantic (55?43'N to 42?56'N) and western Pacific.

Range

56°N - 28°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

100 m

Depth To - meters

3200 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 100 - 3200 m (Ref. 4460)

Trophic Level

3.37 s.e. 0.44 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

38.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

High vulnerability (58 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated