Chauliodus macouni, Pacific viperfish

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Chauliodus macouni Bean, 1890

Pacific viperfish
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Classification / Names आम नाम | उपशब्द | Catalog of Fishes(वर्ग, प्रजाति) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and dragonfishes) > Stomiidae (Barbeled dragonfishes) > Chauliodontinae
Etymology: Chauliodus: Greek, chaulios, chaulos, chaunos = to be with the mouth opened + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335);  macouni: Named after Prof. J.C. Macoun, Geological Survey of Canada, a resolute pioneer of western Canada (Ref. 6885).
More on author: Bean.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range पारिस्थितिकी

समुद्री बैथीपिलाजिक; गहराई सीमा 25 - 4390 m (Ref. 5610). Deep-water; 66°N - 23°N, 127°E - 106°W

वितरण देश | ऐफ ऐ ओ क्षेत्र | Ecosystems | संयोग | Point map | भूमिका | Faunafri

Northwest Pacific: Navarin Canyon in the Bering Sea to Japan. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to central Baja California (Ref. 35898) and the Gulf of California.

आकार / वज़न / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.3 cm TL पुल्लिंग / अलिंग; (Ref. 80637); अधिकतम प्रकाशित वज़न: 23.35 g (Ref. 4525); अधिकतम सूचित उम्र: 8 वर्षो (Ref. 28499)

Short description आकृति विज्ञान | मौरफोमैटरिक्स

पृष्ठीय रीढ़ (सम्पूर्ण): 0; पृष्ठीय सौफट रेज़ (सम्पूर्ण): 5-7; गुदा कांटा 0; ऐनल सौफट रेज़: 9 - 14; जानवरों की रीड़ का जोड़: 56 - 62. First dorsal fin ray much produced in a long filament terminating in a minute flap; adipose fin large, placed well back over posterior part of anal, higher posteriorly; pelvic fins long and narrow (Ref. 6885). No true gill rakers (Ref. 6885). Dark brown to black in color (Ref. 6885). Branchiostegal rays: 16-21 (Ref. 35898).

जीवविज्ञान     शब्द संग्रह (उदाहरणार्थ epibenthic)

Migrate upward at night (Ref. 28499). Feed on small planktonic crustaceans, arrow worms and fish (Ref. 28499). Has photophores on belly arranged in a row (Ref. 2850). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35898). Also caught with bottom trawls.

Life cycle and mating behavior परिपक्व अवधि | पुनरुत्पत्ति | मछलीऔ का अंडे देना | अंडे | Fecundity | लार्वा

Oviparous (Ref. 35898).

Main reference Upload your references | संदर्भ | संयोजक | सहयोगीयो

Eschmeyer, W.N., E.S. Herald and H. Hammann, 1983. A field guide to Pacific coast fishes of North America. Boston (MA, USA): Houghton Mifflin Company. xii+336 p. (Ref. 2850)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)


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