| Family: |
Chiasmodontidae (Snaketooth fishes) |
| Max. size: |
22.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 2100 m, oceanodromous |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Known from relatively few, widely scattered localities from the Sargasso Sea to equatorial Pacific at 137°16'W. Eastern Atlantic: Known from four stations within 06°N to 10°S, three of these are within the Gulf of Guinea. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-28; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 26-28 |
| Biology: |
Oceanic species. Adults have been taken mostly in depths exceeding 1,000 m. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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