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Chauliodus
A viperfish is any species of marine fish in the genus Chauliodus. Viperfish are characterized by long, needle-like teeth and hinged lower jaws. A typical viperfish grows to lengths of 30 to 60 cm (12 to 23.5 in). Viperfish stay near lower depths (250–5,000 feet ) in the daytime and shallower depths at night, primarily in tropical and temperate waters. Viperfish are believed to attack prey after luring them within range with light-producing organs called photophores, which are...
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 9 known species
Sloane's Viperfish
speciesChauliodus sloani
Pacific Viperfish
speciesChauliodus macouni
Dana Viperfish
speciesChauliodus danae
Chauliodus schmidti
speciesChauliodus schmidti
Bearded Viperfish
speciesChauliodus barbatus
Chauliodus dentatus
speciesChauliodus dentatus
Chauliodus minimus
speciesChauliodus minimus
Chauliodus pammelas
speciesChauliodus pammelas
Chauliodus vasnetzovi
speciesChauliodus vasnetzovi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 87374.