| Family: |
Chiasmodontidae (Snaketooth fishes) |
| Max. size: |
26 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 2500 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Known from relatively few scattered localities from the Gulf of Mexico to the eastern Pacific off Ecuador. Eastern Atlantic: known from four stations ca 24°N to 19°S, not known from the Benguela Current/Gulf of Guinea area. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 22-25; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 22-25 |
| Biology: |
Most adults were caught at depths exceeding 1,500 m (Ref. 6764). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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