| Family: |
Chiasmodontidae (Snaketooth fishes) |
| Max. size: |
16.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 1230 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Marcus-Nekker Ridge. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25-25; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 24-24; Vertebrae: 36-36. Diagnosis: Lacks photophores, with light coloration of the bucco-branchial cavity; no teeth on tongue; about 5 widely dispersed on the palatunum; 4 rows of teeth on the praemaxillare and dentale, divided by distinct gaps, and with a long upper jaw (Ref. 57779). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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