pink sabertooth

Evermannella balbo

Tubular eyes focus on retina

Pink
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
Africa
Europe
North America
Oceania
South America
Elongated
Medium

The balbo sabretooth (Evermannella balbo) is a sabertooth of the family Evermannellidae, found circumglobally in tropical and subtropical seas, at depths of between 100 and 1,000 m. Its length is up to 17 cm. E. balbo have upward tubular eyes which aid in the organism to process focused imaging, this particular structure is located on the retina.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Lizardfishes and Allies
Family: Evermannellidae
Genus: Evermannella
Maximum length: 16.9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Portugal and Azores to Congo, and from Namibia to South Africa including the Mediterranean. Western Indian Ocean: off Natal, South Africa (Ref. 4058 ). Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951 ). Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755 ). Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068 ). Presumed circumglobal in the southern transition region. Southwestern Atlantic: Brazil (Ref. 47377 )and Argentine (Ref. 44852 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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