Sabertooth fish

Coccorella

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Evermannella

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Odontostomops

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Sabertooth fish (also spelt sabretooth) are small, fierce-looking deep-sea aulopiform fish comprising the family Evermannellidae. The family is small, with just eight species in three genera represented; they are distributed throughout tropical to subtropical waters of the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Ocean.

Related Topics:
Aulopiform - Fish - Species - Genera - Atlantic - Indian - Pacific Ocean

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These fish are appropriately named for their oversized, recurved palatine teeth redolent of the sabertooth cats. The family name Evermannellidae was given in honour of Dr. Barton Warren Evermann, a noted ichthyologist, naturalist and director of the California Academy of Sciences.

Related Topics:
Palatine - Teeth - Sabertooth cat - Barton Warren Evermann - Ichthyologist - Naturalist - California Academy of Sciences

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