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Kali macrodon (Norman, 1929) |
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SFSA |
| 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) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||