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North Pacific Daggertooth
Anotopterus nikparini
The North Pacific Daggertooth, Anotopterus nikparini is a species of fish in the family Anotopteridae, the daggertooths. It is native to the northern Pacific Ocean, where it occurs as far north as the Bering Sea and as far south as Japan and Baja California.
From the article Anotopterus nikparini on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
This fish can be found near the surface to depths below 2000 meters. Populations in colder regions are mainly larger, older adults.
Wikipedia: “Distribution”
At the table
This species feeds on molluscs, crustaceans, marine worms, salps, and fish. It is an important predator of Pacific salmon. In turn, it is a prey item for whales and large fish such as albacore, lancetfish, halibut, steelhead, pomfret, and blue shark.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Food chain”
In human culture
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Nikolai Vasil’evich Parin (1932–2012), of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Wikipedia: “Etymology”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Anotopterus nikparini in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 213733.