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Anoplogaster cornuta or the Fangtooth
•The fangtooth has a short deep body with
a large head and mouth. The body is
covered with small prickly scales.
Orange Roughy have a bright reddish orange
head and body and their mouth and gill
cavities are black. Their head is covered
with bony ridges and deep mucus
cavities. The dorsal fin has 6 spines (the
last one being the longest) and 15-18 rays.
•This species is dark
brown to black.
Inhabits deep, cold waters over steep
continental slopes, ocean ridges and
sea-mounts in the Eastern Atlantic:
Iceland to Morocco
•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. Orange Roughy
•Young eat crustaceans and
adults eat fish.
•The Fangtooth grows to 17cm in length
feeds on
crustaceans
and fish