Odontostomops normalops (Parr, 1928)
Undistinguished sabretooth
Odontostomops normalops
photo by Arronte, J.C.

 Family:  Evermannellidae (Sabertooth fishes)
 Max. size:  12.3 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  pelagic-oceanic; depth range 400 - 1000 m
 Distribution:  Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Absent in the Mediterranean and in the eastern tropical Pacific. Widespread in the Eastern Central Atlantic but recorded mainly between 5°N and south of the equator. South China Sea (Ref.74511).
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Mesopelagic at ca. 100-1000 m (Ref. 58302). Larvae (<3 cm SL) and small juveniles are frequently caught in the upper 50 or 100 m. Most adults are usually taken from depths exceeding 400 m but often between 100-400 m (Ref. 4763). Feeds on other midwater fishes. Synchronous hermaphrodites (Ref. 4478).
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 20.02.96
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 18.07.13

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