Viperfish
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| Viperfish Fossil range: Late Miocene to Present[1] |
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 Dana viperfish, Chauliodus danae
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A viperfish is a deepwater fish in the genus Chauliodus, with long, needle-like teeth and hinged lower jaws. They grow to lengths of 30 to 60 cm (12 - 24 inches).
The name viperfish is also sometimes applied to the lesser weever.
[edit] Species
There are 27 species:
- Chauliodus barbatus (Lowe, 1843).
- Dana viperfish, Chauliodus danae Regan & Trewavas, 1929.
- Chauliodus dentatus Garman, 1899.
- Pacific viperfish, Chauliodus macouni Bean, 1890.
- Chauliodus minimus Parin & Novikova, 1974.
- Chauliodus pammelas Alcock, 1892.
- Chauliodus schmidti (Regan & Trewavas, 1929).
- Sloane's viperfish, Chauliodus sloani Bloch & Schneider, 1801.
- Chauliodus vasnetzovi Novikova, 1972.
[edit] Miscellaneous
The cover of the 1995 musical album Disco Volante features a dried viperfish.
[edit] References
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560.
- "Chauliodus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. January 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.
