Author: (Valenciennes, 1833)
FBname: Common fangtooth
Comments: Bathypelagic (Ref. 58426).  Adults occur mainly between 500 and 2,000 m, but ranging from near the surface (young) to 5,000 m.  Form schools, swim in small groups or solitary.  Carnivorous (Ref. 27155), feeding on crustaceans when young and on fish mainly when adults (Ref. 4737).  Serve as food for pelagic fishes such as tuna, albacore, and marlin (Ref. 5951).  Oviparous, with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36624).