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Anoplogaster Cornuta

Fish

Anoplogaster cornuta, the common fangtooth, is a species of deep-sea fish found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide, at depths from 2 to 5,000 metres, with adults usually found between 500 and 5,000 metres and juveniles usually near the surface. It grows to a total length of about 18 centimetres. It serves as a food source for pelagic carnivorous fish but holds no interest for human fisheries.

Facts

Classification

Diet

Carnivore 1

System (Realm)

Marine 2

Relationship to People

No Significant Interaction with Humans 3

Living or Extinct

Yes 1

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Anoplogaster cornuta 1

Conservation Status

Least Concern 1

Connections

Child Taxon Of

Source GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Anoplogaster cornuta

In Biome

Source Anoplogaster Cornuta (Wikipedia)

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Source Anoplogaster Cornuta (Wikipedia)

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Sources

1. Anoplogaster Cornuta (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q1885885 (P225 taxon name)
Wikidata P141 (IUCN conservation status) claim, entity QID Q1885885
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Anoplogaster cornuta (Animal Diversity Web)

Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of ZoologyEconomic Importance for Humans

Quote, Economic Importance for Humans

There are no known adverse effects of Anoplogaster cornuta on humans.

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4. NatureServe: NatureServe Explorer: Anoplogaster cornuta

NatureServeConservation status: rounded global rank

Quote, Conservation status: rounded global rank

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Animalia

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23

Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 23

"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Animalia","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Animals","language":"EN"},{"name":"Fauna","language":"EN"},{"name":"Animaux","language":"FR"}],"cites_listings":[]

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Anoplogaster Cornuta (Wikipedia)

In Ecosystem: Deep Sea, Wikipedia intro: "Anoplogaster cornuta, the common fangtooth, is a species of deep sea fish found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide. It is found at depths of from 2 to 5..."
In Biome: Marine, Lead section
Anoplogaster cornuta, the common fangtooth, is a species of deep sea fish found in temperate and tropical oceans worldwide.

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GBIF Backbone Taxonomy: Anoplogaster cornuta

GBIF Backbone TaxonomyChild Taxon Of: Chordata, Taxon record

Quote, Child Taxon Of: Chordata, Taxon record

"phylum": "Chordata"

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