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Hammerjaw

Omosudis lowii

Classification

The hammerjaw, Omosudis lowii, is a small deep-sea aulopiform fish, found worldwide in tropical and temperate waters to 4,000 m (13,000 ft) depth. It is the only representative of its family, Omosudidae (from the Greek omo, "shoulder", and Latin sudis, either "esox, fish of the Rhine" or "stake"). Description The large head is dominated by a massive, truncated lower jaw and large, high-set eyes.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Canada · 3United Kingdom · 2Portugal · 1United States of America · 1