Black Sabertooth
Coccorella atrata
- Usual depth150–1,500 m
- Water temperature18–30 °C
- Best monthsNovember
- How commonRare
About this species
Coccorella atrata is a species of sabertooth fish. It is a deepwater species found at depths of 300–2,626 m in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Coccorella atrata”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 5 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 150–1,500 m · Deepest record: 1,828.8 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black Sabertooth
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Minamiyarieso, ミナミヤリエソ
- Thai
- ปลาเขี้ยวดาบ
Other scientific names: Odontostomus atratus
Similar species
- Atlantic sabertooth
Coccorella atlantica
- Indian sabertooth
Evermannella indica
- Balbo sabretooth
Evermannella balbo
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 154 open-data records from 1954 to 1980.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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