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Chauliodus danae

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Species of fish

Chauliodus danae
Dana viperfish
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Chauliodus
Species: C. danae
Binomial name
Chauliodus danae
Regan & Trewavas, 1929

Chauliodus danae, or dana viperfish, is a species of viperfish in the family Stomiidae. The Dana Viperfish is mostly found in the bathyal zone. The species was first caught and recognised on the Dana expeditions 1920-1922 and named after the research vessel Dana.

References

  1. Regan, C.T.; Trewavas, E. (1930). "The fishes of the families Stomiatidae and Malacosteidae. Danish Dana Exped. 1920-22". Ocean Reports. 6: 143.
Taxon identifiers
Chauliodus danae


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