Balbo sabretooth

Evermannella balbo

Fish
IUCN: Least concern

Usual depth125–950 m
Water temperature6–28 °C
Best monthsMay, June, and July
How commonRare

About this species

The balbo sabretooth 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.

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Where and when

Where it has been recorded

Worldwide

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Best months

Worldwide (open data)

January: 12 records
February: 4 records
March: 2 records
April: 7 records
May: 36 records
June: 45 records
July: 32 records
August: 17 records
September: 30 records
October: 29 records
November: 8 records
December: 13 records

Depth and water temperature

Depth

Mostly recorded at 125–950 m · Deepest record: 2,738 m

0–10 m: 5 records
10–20 m: 0 records
20–30 m: 0 records
30–40 m: 0 records
40–50 m: 1 records
50–60 m: 0 records
60–70 m: 0 records
70–80 m: 2 records
80–90 m: 0 records
90–100 m: 2 records
100–110 m: 4 records
110+ m: 208 records

Water temperature

Recorded in surface water of 6–28 °C

4–6 °C: 4 records
6–8 °C: 4 records
8–10 °C: 14 records
10–12 °C: 62 records
12–14 °C: 44 records
14–16 °C: 21 records
16–18 °C: 29 records
18–20 °C: 55 records
20–22 °C: 12 records
22–24 °C: 26 records
24–26 °C: 2 records
26–28 °C: 2 records

Names and classification

English: Balbo sabretooth, Pink sabertooth, pink sabertooth, Saber-tooth Fish

Names in 1 more languages

French: Poisson à dents de sabre de Balbo

Other scientific names: Evermanella sicaria, Evermannella balboi, Evermannella hyalina, Evermannella sicaria, Odontostoma hyalinus, Odontostomus balbo, Odontostomus hyalinus, Scopelus balbo

Similar species

Indian sabertooth
Evermannella indica
Atlantic sabertooth
Coccorella atlantica
Black Sabertooth
Coccorella atrata

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).
448 open-data records from 1929 to 2024.
Species data updated November 2, 2026.

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