Anotopterus
The daggertooths (genus Anotopterus) are a genus of marine mesopelagic fish in the order Aulopiformes, the sole genus of the family Anotopteridae. They are found in oceans worldwide, but prefer cooler waters.
3 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 3 known species
Daggertooth
speciesAnotopterus pharao
North Pacific Daggertooth
speciesAnotopterus nikparini
Southern Daggertooth
speciesAnotopterus vorax
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 86498.