Anotopterus

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Anotopterus

Anotopterus sp. (2008)

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Aulopiformes
Family:	Anotopteridae
Genus:	Anotopterus Zugmayer, 1911

Species

Anotopterus nikparini (North Pacific daggertooth)

Anotopterus pharao (daggertooth)

Anotopterus vorax (south ocean daggertooth), Regan, 1913

Anotopterus sp. (2008)

Anotopterus (meaning "without fins on its back") or daggertooth is a genus of daggertooth described by Zugmayer in 1911. The distribution occurs in the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, and Antarctic Ocean.

[edit] References

Stewart, Andrew. "Science report: Denizens of the deep: daggertooth and stareater." NZ IPY-CAML Voyage 2008. 2008. Ministry of Fisheries. Crown Copyright: 2008. http://www.fish.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/7CF525AF-2985-4152-B225-28E52E389F3B/0/IPYdiary10.pdf.

http://access.afsc.noaa.gov/ichthyo/LHDataLH.cfm?GSID=Anotopterus!pharao