| Family: |
Chiasmodontidae (Snaketooth fishes) |
| Max. size: |
22.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1500 - 1900 m |
| Distribution: |
South Atlantic: known only from four stations in the tropical-subtropical waters, about 2.5°S-27°S, 26°W-03°E. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 19-21; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 20-22 |
| Biology: |
The 5 known adults were from hauls to depths exceeding 1,500 m. A single Gargaropteron-stage specimens, 4.56 cm SL, taken in a haul 0 to 304 m (Ref. 6944). Maximum depth from Ref. 58018. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 14 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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