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Fish, Viperfish

Chauliodus sloani

Fish

Chordata

Actinopterygii

Stomiidae

Open Water Offshore
Open Water Offshore

Feeding:
Predator
Predator
Distribution:
World Wide
World Wide
Edibility:
Unknown Edibility
Unknown Edibility
Size:
Hand Sized
Hand Sized



Found world wide in tropical and temperate oceans. Lives very deep but moves into the upper 600m at night to feed. It is highly predatory and has a large loosely hinged jaw and predominant teeth. It’s average size is 20-30cm. It is known to be preyed upon by the Warty Squid (Onykia [was Mororteuthis] ingens).


Deep water.


Predator.


Because it lives in very deep water most biology is unknown.




Deep New Zealand: Batson P NZ Marine Fishes: Paul G. D. Jackson, J. F. McKinnon, C. Lalas, R. Ardern and N. G. Buxton (1998) Food spectrum of the deepwater squid Moroteuthis ingens (Cephalopoda: Onychoteuthidae) in New Zealand waters, Polar Biology, Volume 20, Number 1, 56-65