| Family: |
Chiasmodontidae (Snaketooth fishes) |
| Max. size: |
12.31 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 1000 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Known from relatively few scattered localities from Sargasso Sea to off Baja California, Mexico. Eastern Atlantic: ca 28°N to 15°S, not known from the Gulf of Guinea/Benguela Current area (Ref. 6944). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 9-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-21; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 17-20 |
| Biology: |
All adult specimens have been taken in hauls to depths exceeding 1,000 m. Gargaropteron-stage specimens unknown (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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