Neonesthes capensis

Neonesthes capensis, the Cape snaggletooth, is a lightfish of the family Stomiidae, found in all tropical and subtropical oceans except the north Pacific, at depths of between 70 and 1,500 meters. Its length is between 10 and 17 centimeters.

Neonesthes capensis
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Neonesthes
Species:
N. capensis
Binomial name
Neonesthes capensis
Synonyms

The anal fin is narrow but long, reaching almost to the caudal fin.

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