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Family: Chiasmodontidae Snaketooth fishes



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32 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 17.9 cm SL
 
Chiasmodon asper
[]
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Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Chiasmodon braueri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 19.8 cm SL
 
Chiasmodon harteli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
 
Chiasmodon microcephalus
[]

Photo by Román Marcote, E.

North Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm SL
Chiasmodon niger Johnson, 1864

Photo by Photo by Román Marcote, E.
 
Chiasmodon niger
[Black swallower]
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Max. Length 22.1 cm SL
 
Chiasmodon pluriradiatus
[]
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Max. Length 3 cm SL
 
Chiasmodon subniger
[]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
Dysalotus alcocki MacGilchrist, 1905

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Dysalotus alcocki
[]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 22.7 cm SL
Dysalotus oligoscolus Johnson & Cohen, 1974

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Dysalotus oligoscolus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.1 cm SL
 
Kali colubrina
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.4 cm SL
 
Kali falx
[]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal in equatoria
Max. Length 26.2 cm SL
Kali indica Lloyd, 1909

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Kali indica
[]

Photo by SFSA

Circumglobal
Max. Length 19.3 cm SL
Kali kerberti (Weber, 1913)

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Kali kerberti
[]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 26 cm SL
Kali macrodon (Norman, 1929)

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Kali macrodon
[]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
Kali macrura (Parr, 1933)

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Kali macrura
[]

Photo by SFSA

South Atlantic
Max. Length 22.8 cm SL
Kali parri Johnson & Cohen, 1974

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Kali parri
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Circum sub- and tropical
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Pseudoscopelus altipinnis Parr, 1933

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Pseudoscopelus altipinnis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.5 cm SL
 
Pseudoscopelus aphos
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SL
 
Pseudoscopelus astronesthidens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17 cm SL
 
Pseudoscopelus australis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm SL
 
Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Pseudoscopelus cephalus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.7 cm SL
 
Pseudoscopelus cordilluminatus
[]
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Max. Length 18.1 cm SL
 
Pseudoscopelus lavenbergi
[]
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Max. Length 18 cm SL
 
Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.0 cm SL
 
Pseudoscopelus odontoglossus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.8 cm SL
 
Pseudoscopelus parini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 22.8 cm SL
 
Pseudoscopelus paxtoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.8 cm SL
 
Pseudoscopelus pierbartus
[]

Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 21.5 cm SL
Pseudoscopelus sagamianus Tanaka, 1908

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Pseudoscopelus sagamianus
[]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Western Atlantic, United
Max. Length 15.5 cm SL
Pseudoscopelus scriptus Lütken, 1892

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Pseudoscopelus scriptus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
 
Pseudoscopelus scutatus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chiasmodon asper Pacific plate, north of H 17.9 SL 2009
Chiasmodon braueri Western Indian Ocean 4.4 SL 1913
Chiasmodon harteli Northeastern and western 19.8 SL 2009
Chiasmodon microcephalus Circumglobal in the south 11.5 TL 1929
Chiasmodon niger Black swallower North Atlantic 25 SL 1864
Chiasmodon pluriradiatus Atlantic, Indian, Southes 22.1 SL 1933
Chiasmodon subniger Eastern Pacific, from Haw 3 SL 1899
Dysalotus alcocki Atlantic, Indian and Paci 22.5 SL 1905
Dysalotus oligoscolus Atlantic, Indian and Paci 22.7 SL 1974
Kali colubrina Western Atlantic (88°45â 17.1 SL 2008
Kali falx Atlantic, Indian and Paci 16.4 SL 2008
Kali indica Circumglobal in equatoria 26.2 SL 1909
Kali kerberti Circumglobal 19.3 SL 1913
Kali macrodon Atlantic, Indian and Paci 26 SL 1929
Kali macrura Atlantic, Indian and Paci 12.3 SL 1933
Kali parri South Atlantic 22.8 SL 1974
Pseudoscopelus altipinnis Circum sub- and tropical 20 SL 1933
Pseudoscopelus aphos Nowthwestern Atlantic 14.5 SL 2005
Pseudoscopelus astronesthidens North Atlantic 15 SL 2006
Pseudoscopelus australis Southern Oceans. Subtropi 17 SL 2006
Pseudoscopelus bothrorrhinos Indo-Pacific 5.5 SL 2007
Pseudoscopelus cephalus Western Central Pacific 8.9 SL 1934
Pseudoscopelus cordilluminatus Eastern South and Central 9.7 SL 2010
Pseudoscopelus lavenbergi Eastern Pacific 18.1 SL 2007
Pseudoscopelus obtusifrons Western Central Pacific. 18 SL 1934
Pseudoscopelus odontoglossus Pacific Plate. 7.0 SL 2010
Pseudoscopelus parini Western Pacific 16.8 SL 2006
Pseudoscopelus paxtoni Southwest Pacific 22.8 SL 2010
Pseudoscopelus pierbartus North Atlantic 13.8 SL 2007
Pseudoscopelus sagamianus Indo-West Pacific 21.5 SL 1908
Pseudoscopelus scriptus Western Atlantic, United 15.5 SL 1892
Pseudoscopelus scutatus Central Atlantic. Needs 5.1 SL 1971



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