Chiasmodontidae

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Chiasmodontidae
Black swallower, Chiasmodon niger
Black swallower, Chiasmodon niger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Chiasmodontidae
Genera

Chiasmodon
Dysalotus
Kali
Pseudoscopelus
See text for species.

Chiasmodontidae is a family of deep-sea fishes in the order Perciformes.

[edit] Species

There are 22 species in four genera:

  • Genus Chiasmodon Johnson, 1864
  • Genus Dysalotus MacGilchrist, 1905
    • Dysalotus alcocki MacGilchrist, 1905.
    • Dysalotus oligoscolus Johnson & Cohen, 1974.
  • Genus Kali Lloyd, 1909
    • Kali colubrina Melo, 2008.
    • Kali falx Melo, 2008.
    • Kali indica Lloyd, 1909.
    • Kali kerberti (Weber, 1913).
    • Kali macrodon (Norman, 1929).
    • Kali macrurus (Parr, 1933).
    • Kali parri Johnson & Cohen, 1974.
  • Genus Pseudoscopelus Lütken, 1892
    • Pseudoscopelus altipinnis Parr, 1933.
    • Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos Melo, Walker & Klepadlo, 2007.
    • Pseudoscopelus cephalus Fowler, 1934.
    • Pseudoscopelus lavenbergi Melo, Walker & Klepadlo, 2007.
    • Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons (Fowler, 1934).
    • Pseudoscopelus sagamianus Tanaka, 1908.
    • Pseudoscopelus scriptus Lütken, 1892.
      Pseudoscopelus scriptus
      Pseudoscopelus scriptus
    • Pseudoscopelus scutatus Krefft, 1971.
    • Pseudoscopelus stellatus Beebe, 1932.

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