| Family: |
Chiasmodontidae (Snaketooth fishes) |
| Max. size: |
22.65 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 1500 m, oceanodromous |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Known from relatively few, widely scattered localities from South Atlantic of off Baja California, Mexico. Eastern Atlantic: 15°45'S, 06°06'W. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24-26; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 24-27 |
| Biology: |
Oceanic. Apparently all adults have been taken in hauls to depths exceeding 1,500 m (Ref. 6944) |
| 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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