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Viperfish (Family: Stomiidae, Genus: Chauliodus) - Wiki


Viperfish
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[Photo] Dana viperfish, Chauliodus danae. Source: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/lineart/chauliodus%20danae.jpg License: NOAA Public Domain

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 (14 inches).

The name viperfish is also sometimes applied to the lesser weever.

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.

Miscellaneous
The cover of the 1995 musical album Disco Volante features a dried viperfish.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viperfish
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