Anoplogasteridae
by A. Post
Body deep, caudal peduncle slender; head deeper than long; mouth deep, oblique, one supra-maxilla. Vertical fin without spines. Scales small, pedunculated, not imbricated, embedded in skin; lateral line an open groove, bridged by scales at intervals. Swimbladder present.
Habitat: meso- to bathypelagic; adults at greater depths than juveniles. Swimming in small groups or singly. Food: carnivorous, feeding on crustaceans when young and on fish mainly when adult. Reproduction: dioecious, ripe at about 130 mm SL; reproduction areas unknown, but probably no special spawning areas.
Genera 1.
Recent revision: Woods and Sonoda (1973).